Top Ten EPL Midfielders: Ndidi is fourth this season
Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked the fourth best midfielder in the English Premier League which is presently on hold due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Super Eagles and Leicester midfielder is among the 10 midfielders that have been ranked by Football facts and statistics website Squawka.
Others are the duo of Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool, Fred of Manchester United, and Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea and Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City.
“You may have been struck by Wilfred Ndidi’s importance to Leicester City during his recent spell on the sidelines. Across those five matches he missed, due to a troublesome knee injury, Brendan Rodgers’ men picked up just two points from 15 available while shipping seven goals,” Squawka wrote about Ndidi.
“He is, without doubt, the glue which binds everything together in perfect harmony and there’s a strong case his presence allows everyone around him to excel, as we saw in those big wins over Newcastle United (3-0), West Ham (4-1) and Aston Villa (4-0), which happen to be his only league appearances in 2020 so far.”
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He has made the most tackles (92) and interceptions (61) of any Premier League midfielder this season.
Premier League’s best midfielders this season ranked:
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa)
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
James Maddison (Leicester City)
Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)
Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United)
Fred (Manchester United)
Todd Cantwell (Norwich City)