Leicester City goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel says Kelechi Iheanacho didn’t deserve the penalty call in Saturday’s Community Shield triumph over Manchester City.
Iheanacho was brought down in the area by Dutch-man Nathan Ake as penalties loomed. The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the spot, after which the Nigerian forward rose to the occasion and fired Leicester into a late lead that would seal them the first trophy of the season.
“I thought we passed through them quite well in the first half, and then we got the goal at the end,” Schmeichel said as quoted by LeicesterMercury.
“I am not sure about the [penalty] ruling, but I am biased towards goalkeepers. We get the chance and their goalkeeper makes the save, but then there is the penalty, so you are getting two chances, two bites of the cherry almost.
“I feel for their keeper, he has made a great save, but that is secondary, winning is the most important thing for us,” he said.
They Foxes will begin their Premier League campaign on Saturday, August 18 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
They narrowly missed the UEFA Champions League slot last season after finishing fifth on the table.
