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Subs:
Brooks 7/10 – Had a few runs and got muscled out a few times or run out of pitch but well to get a 45-minute run out. He was ok and showed some flashes and love the way he runs at defenders and gets them turned. Expect him on the bench on Tuesday and with Duffy and then Holmes we have good options now.
Evans – Came on and won a free kick but not sure he actually kicked the ball in the time he was on. We tried to get the ball in the box but he did not really get close to anything.
Duffy – Got on the ball and had one run down the wing and cut in and won a corner. A few other mixed moments where he got caught and then some nice balls but it was a bit late for him to make too much of an impact.
Manager: Wilder 7.5/10 – Changed side and freshened things up. He managed to rest some key men, Fleck (suspended), Clarke, Sharp, Stearman, Duffy and the cup tied lads. The players that come in did not exactly convince individually but as a team we did alright and it was a well drilled performance. Not like a typical Wilder show as we sat in more and that is way we had to go. If we had gone into a basketball type game they would have destroyed us with pace and skill on the break; as they did at the Lane (without two key men). It showed we can play a different way. He also showed that he is not afraid to change things with Brooks coming on and how he wants him back involved.
Officials – Ref was fine. He did not give us a free kick for the foul on Brooks and a few others I felt did not go our way but he also maybe could have booked a few of ours for fouls and kept it flowing overall. It was an easy-ish game to ref really.
Crowd – Leicester fans were quiet but to be expected when they play bigger games most weeks, United fans were really noisy and gave great support.