Ranieri To Assess Schmeichel Fitness

- Claudio Ranieri revealed the stopper has a minor muscular problem 

- Yohan Benalouane will feature for the Club’s Development Squad on Friday evening 

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says he will check on the fitness of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United. 

The City stopper suffered a concussion in training last week and therefore missed Saturday’s Premier League fixture with Burnley and the EFL Cup clash with Chelsea. 

Ranieri revealed that Schmeichel has a muscular problem and the City boss will assess his fitness ahead of the game. 

“Kasper is good,” Ranieri said. “Today (Thursday) he made some training session but he felt a little pain to a muscle so tomorrow I will check. 

“He said to me ‘I feel something here’ and I said ‘OK’. I am not a doctor but the concussion is OK. 

“Let me check tomorrow. If it is nothing serious then he will come and play, if not he will stay at home.” 

Meanwhile Ranieri confirmed that Yohan Benalouane, who was an unused substitute during Tuesday’s defeat to Chelsea, will feature for the Club’s Development Squad in their Premier League 2 clash with Manchester City on Friday evening. 

Ranieri added: “He is fit and tomorrow he will play against Man City. I watched him just 20 minutes and I can’t change. 

“I brought him on the bench [for Chelsea] and maybe the last 10 minutes I would give him the chance but it wasn’t possible. I believe in the player and sooner or later he is ready.”