Two goals from James Maddison in a sumptuous first-half showing enabled Leicester City to capitalise on their rivals’ lapses to move to within a point of the Premier League’s summit but it was the manner in which the playmaker showed signs of a return to his best as much as the league table itself that augurs most brightly for Brendan Rodgers.
The Leicester manager gave his No 10 greater freedom in a role to match his shirt number and Maddison, clearly over the hip problem that restricted his availability earlier this season, rewarded the faith by claiming his first pair of goals for the club.
