Leicester City’s Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi (L) vies with Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 10, 2018. / AFP PHOTO

Wilfred Ndidi has backed his club Leicester to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat suffer in the opening game of the 2019 EPL season to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Nigeria international who featured from start to finish in the encounter has taken to the social media to express his optimistism ahead of their next game.

“We will bounce back,” Ndidi tweeted.

Ndidi made the most passes as  Leicester City fought to level up scores after going 2-0 down on Friday night. Jamie Vardy pulled one back deep into stoppage time in a game Ndidi made 87 passes, more than Pogba’s.

Leicester host newly promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next league fixture on August 18.