Brendan Rodgers gives an update on James Maddison who collapsed unchallenged during their European tie against Randers on Thursday night.
The English midfielder, 25, lasted just 18 minutes in the 4-1 Europa Conference League win before being withdrawn in the worrying incident.
Maddison came on in the 64th minute for Wilfred Ndidi, but ended up having to withdrawn in the 83rd.
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He hit the ground and team doctors rushed to attend to him at King Power Stadium as Hamza Choudhury came on in his place.
BT Sport commentator Ian Darke stated that Maddison went straight to the medical room for further checks after being taken off.
Manager Brendan Rodgers delivered a more promising update on Maddison’s condition after the game however is still waiting for more news.
The Foxes boss said: “He wasn’t feeling well so we took him off. He is in with the medics and he feels fine.
“He just felt a bit funny in the game. We didn’t want to put any risk with that.
“He didn’t feel well so we took him off. He went in to see the doctors but I have just spoken to him.
“He was sat up, he felt a little unwell in the game and a little faint but he is OK.”
Rodgers was asked if Maddison had collapsed on the field but insisted: “No no, he just felt unwell so we took him off.”
And he added that taking the players’ pulse was merely a precaution.
“It’s something they do just to see how he is feeling,” he said.
“I don’t know exactly what happened other than he felt ill, I’ll find out tomorrow.”
Leicester eventually ran out comfortable winners in the first leg of their Europa Conference League tie against the Danish side after turning on the style in the second half.
Nidid, Harvey Barnes, Patson Daka and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were all on target in Thursday night’s emphatic victory.
Rodgers added: “Their goal was a reminder that is you make any mistakes, no matter how dominant you are, you can be punished.
“Teams at this level can hurt you. It was about keeping calm and keeping our football flowing, creating and taking chances.
“Our goal for the remainder of the season is to finish as high as we can in the league, to keep developing, improving and to get players back.
“We want to finish as string as we can and bring that into the following season.
“In this competition, everyone is in it to win it and we are no different.”
“He wasn’t feeling well so we’ve taken him off.”
“I’ve just spoken to him, he feels fine.”
Brendan Rodgers reflects on Leicester’s win over Randers and gives an update on James Maddison after he was substituted after going down off the ball… 🗣
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Twitter users reacted as Brendan Rodgers gives an update on James Maddison who collapsed unchallenged…
@lcfckini: Hope you’re alright @Madders10 💙
@TacticallyEv: Really hope James Maddison is okay. Collapsed off the ball. He got up and walked off thankfully but fingers crossed they don’t discover something.
@ClintWa82679572: Another footballer down……James Maddison goes down off the ball with chest problems 🥴
@NickCorste: Hopefully James Maddison is okay… It’s a shame to see many footballers struggling with health issues & we should keep him in our prayers 🙏
@TomHendryk: Didn’t look great. Hope everything is ok. 💪
@DanSWA96: That fan who ran on the pitch whilst James Maddison was being seen to is a right bellend
@lcfcojo: Hope James Maddison’s alright, looked like he had some breathing problems there #LCFC
@minamatloob: James Maddison collapsed just like that, actually so scary
@PossiblyGeorge: James Maddison. Struggling to breathe. Holy fuck.
@IrisStrabane: Worrying scenes there with @Madders10, fingers crossed you’re ok James 🤞🦊 #LCFC
@Crypto__Clare: No idea what happened there with James Maddison because there was no one around him when he went down. You could see the players looked concerned. Good to see him be able to walk off the pitch. Hope he’s okay! #LeiRan #lcfc
@daveclapson6: I’d be more worried if a doctor didn’t check his pulse after collapsing
@jeremy_grundy: He was only in the pitch for 19 minutes… Let’s hope it’s not a lasting problem.
@jonwebsterreal: It didn’t look great, went down off the ball, you could clearly see his breathing was off and the medics checkin his pulse also a bit scary
@TwoBeatsApart: I hope that @Madders10 is ok. Never nice to see someone go down like that.
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