Ranieri wants Musa to push on after Leicester double

Nigerian international Ahmed Musa has taken time settling in at Leicester City after joining from CSKA Moscow in the summer but manager Claudio Ranieri was happy to be patient.

Musa showed signs of his electric pace and the goalscoring form that saw him net 54 times in 168 games in Russia, with two strikes against Everton at the weekend.

It helped Leicester come from behind to win the third round tie 2-1 and Ranieri hopes Musa can now go on a real hot streak in front of goal.

“There are players who immediately do well and others need to understand,” he said.

“Musa has a lot of qualities. He scored a lot of goals in Russia. Now, it’s important for him to keep going and maintain this momentum.

“In the last month I saw him in training sessions and he did very well. He scored two goals and I hope now he’s getting better and getting more confident.”

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Leicester’s FA Cup tie also saw a debut for new midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and the Foxes manager was impressed with what he saw from Musa’s international team-mate.

“He’s a different character with a different position,” Ranieri added. “I love the players who recover the ball and pass straight away forward.

“For the first time, 20 years-old against Everton, who are one of the bigger teams in the Premier League, he played very well. We need a player like him.”