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Victor Kristiansen, Jannik Vestergaard, and Jamie Vardy were all injured and missed last week's match against Manchester United; they should all return against Arsenal.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy praises Super Eagles midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi, who returned to action last Friday, is available in addition to the three players back from injury.
In the rematch versus the Gunners, the midfielder again contributed an assist.
Ndidi only featured for 58 minutes before he was substituted for Harry Winks.
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Nistelrooy in his pre-match press conference explained the importance of Ndidi to the team.
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He said, "It starts with the character of the person, which is excellent.
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"Then there’s the leadership, his arrival in the box, which you saw at United.
"He has enormous reach on and off the pitch. The complete package of him has lifted the team."
During Ndidi's hamstring injury layoff, Leicester lost eight of their nine Premier League games—more than they lost in the fifteen games he played.