Leicester City fans are apprehensive about their clash against Newcastle United and have now commented on the starting lineup.
On matchday 16 of the Premier League, Leicester City are looking to extend their unbeaten run under Ruud van Nistelrooy to three matches.
After seeing off West Ham and drawing against Brighton, the Foxes face arguably their toughest test yet as they go in search of a victory at St James Park.
Heading into this clash, there were some selection dilemmas to ponder, forcing the Leicester manager into multiple changes.
One of those is Wilfred Ndidi, who is sidelined for a couple of weeks after suffering an injury at home to Brighton last weekend.
The other is Boubakary Soumare after he picked up a suspension against the Seagulls, leaving van Nistelrooy with a huge decision to make.
The most likely contenders to replace Soumare and Ndidi were Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury, although Henry Cartwright was also spotted in Leicester training.
Leicester City fans are angry Kasey McAteer is starting vs Newcastle
Reacting to the starting XI van Nistelrooy fielded against Newcastle, Choudhury and Skipp were unsurprisingly selected in midfield.
Youngster Cartwright was also placed on the bench after being spotted in training. However, the decision that angered supporters the most was including Kasey McAteer instead of Facundo Buonanotte.
Buonanotte wasn’t able to play against his parent club Brighton last time out and the Argentine was expected to return.
But, to the annoyance of many Leicester fans, McAteer started over the talented 19-year-old.
One supporter said: “Nah icl benching buananotte for mcateer is the devils work.”
“McAteer must be a relative of van Nistelrooy,” another replied.
“Best lineup aside from McAteer,” a third responded.
“Questionable on McAteer starting over Facu. Very questionable,” a fifth replied.
“Mcateer hasn’t done nearly enough to keep that spot,” a sixth said.
Leicester’s impressive record at St James Park
Ahead of the Premier League showdown, Alan Shearer delivered a scathing verdict of Newcastle, claiming the feeling around the club is similar to when Mike Ashley was in charge.
As such, the Foxes should take confidence from their opponents drop off in confidence and the fact their record at St James’ Park is impressive.
Leicester have won six Premier League games away at Newcastle, more than they have versus any other opponent, per BBC Sport.
In fact, five of these victories have come in their last seven visits to St James’ Park, and that is more than enough reason for the Foxes faithful to feel optimistic.