Leicester City have earned just one point since returning to the Premier League, with Steve Cooper very aware that his side were lucky to draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the first game of the season.
Leicester have lost both the two league games since then 2-1, with positives to take from the defeat to Aston Villa last time out.
Leicester resume Premier League action with a trip to Selhurst Park to face a Crystal Palace side who also have just one point and Cooper could unleash two of his summer signings against the Eagles.
Cooper set up his Leicester side a little too defensively against Villa, with a midfield trio of Harry Winks, Oliver Skipp and Wilfred Ndidi particularly uninspiring.
Foxes fans will hope Cooper has learned his lesson from that game, with Leicester immediately looking far better with the introduction of attacking midfield duo Facundo Buonanotte and Bilal El Khannous.
Buonanotte has impressed since joining Leicester on loan from Brighton and scored the goal that got Cooper’s side back in the game against Villa, whilst El Khannouss was making his debut after a £21 million move.
Both Buonanotte and El Khannouss are exciting players who can play either as an advanced midfielder or wide and Cooper must find a way to accommodate both in the same starting XI to significantly boost Leicester’s chances of beating Palace.
Cooper rates Leicester City loanee Buonanotte highly
Leicester beat the advances of fellow newly-promoted side Southampton to sign Buonanotte and the 19-year-old is fast becoming a fan favourite.
Speaking after the draw with Tottenham in which the Argentine made his debut, Cooper said: “[He is a] talented young guy and happy to give him the opportunity.
