Marti Cifuentes must start Leicester City’s ‘fantastic player’ against Charlton Athletic

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Leicester City will want to return to winning ways immediately after a shock defeat last time out.

The Foxes were beaten by Preston North End last week and will now head to the capital to take on a Charlton Athletic side who are yet to concede a goal this season.

Marti Cifuentes admitted fans were right to boo after the loss at Deepdale and as Bilal El Khannouss prepares to leave for £32m to Crystal Palace, only a win will boost the spirits.

There is every chance Cifuentes will make changes to the side and there is one non-negotiable heading into Saturday’s game.

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Leicester City must start Jeremy Monga vs Charlton

Jeremy Monga became the Championship’s youngest goalscorer, beating Jude Bellingham’s record after his goal against Preston.

The 16-year-old was a thorn in their side, just like he was days before against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.

Despite all the noise around his future, Monga turned down interest from Chelsea and others to remain with the Foxes.

His fearless attitude on the ball against players twice the age of him is one thing but to display the level of footballing intelligence that he does is way beyond his years and the exact sort of thing that Leicester have been missing in recent years.

Marti Cifuentes on Jeremy Monga

Expectations are high for Monga already and while Leicester are keen to manage his workload, Cifuentes knows he has someone special on his hands and is keen to keep the 16-year-old at all costs.

He said: “What I know is that he’s already a fantastic player at his age. “The thing I value the most from him is that he’s humble and at the same time he’s brave when he plays on the pitch.

“He just wants to enjoy playing football and he has the freedom, from me as well, to make sure that he expresses himself on the pitch.

“Hopefully we can enjoy him for a long time. As long as he’s humble, as long as he keeps working day by day, I’m sure he will be a great player.”