Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says Danny Drinkwater should be available for the Foxes' Premier League clash against Chelsea on Saturday after missing England's World Cup qualifier double header, while explaining that Nampalys Mendy has an ankle problem.
Drinkwater was not available for selection over the international break due to a minor groin injury but his Italian manager has confirmed he is in good condition after completing a full training session on Thursday.
According to theclub's website, he said of Drinkwater:He is okay.He made a very good session this morning (Thursday) and I am very happy.
Danny Drinkwater in the Premier League so far this season:
78% pass acc.
357 passes completed
98 misplaced passes
18m average pass length pic.twitter.com/Uz8qIr1Cwv
Meanwhile, Ranieri said Mendy is experiencing pain in his ankle:He came back and after half an hour he went out again. It's a little problem on his ankle. He is fit but just has a little twist or tackle and the pain is very strong.�
Ranieri admitted it's important for his squad to reach full fitness ahead of a testing run of fixtures that will see the Premier League champions play six times in 22 days.
The last player arrived back from international duty(Thursday) morning,� added Ranieri.
Now we have to see who has recovered well and then I choose. All the clubs have the same problem. Fortunately everybody is ok.
Now it is very important to maintain all of my players in very good condition and I will try to manage and rotate well my players. I saw very well we played seven matches in 22 days. At the end it wasn't so good. Now I have to rotate a little more my players. For this reason, I am waiting until tomorrow, the last training session, and then I decide.�