This is how a team redeems itself. After their wobbles degenerated into a full-scale collapse at Bournemouth on Sunday, Leicester pulled themselves together and tore Sheffield United apart here. Suddenly their ropey form and long injury list do not look like such a problem for Brendan Rodgers’ side, who reasserted the class that made them worthy contenders for a top-four finish.Rodgers had described Sunday’s humiliation as a freak occurrence but he must have feared it was a low point from which his team’s confidence could not return, especially given a list of absences that kept growing, with Caglar Soyuncu’s suspension compounding injuries to a slew of first-choice players. The Leicester manager had to reconfigure his defence and insisted that giving the 36-year-old Wes Morgan a first league start since December would bring more calmness to a team in the throes of a confidence crisis but it was a debutant nearly half the captain’s age who radiated the most impressive serenity as Leicester regained their dignity and form in style. Related: Crystal Palace v Manchester United: Premier League – live! Related: Aston Villa survival hopes dealt blow by late goal from Everton's Theo Walcott Continue readingreadfullarticle
