Leicester midfielder warns Drinkwater of hostile reception

Leicester winger Marc Albrighton has warned Danny Drinkwater to expect a hostile reception when Chelsea travel to the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

Drinkwater completed a £35m deadline day move to Stamford Bridge and could make his Chelsea debut against his former side this weekend.

The England international is the second Leicester player to make the move to Chelsea in the last two years, after N’Golo Kante joined Antonio Conte’s side in 2016, and Albrighton believes Drinkwater will get stick from his former supporters.

“It will be strange for us, but it’ll be stranger for him,” Albrighton told Sky Sports. “To play in front of the fans that he played for, for so many years, but once the whistle goes, it’s business as usual.

“I’m sure he’ll be professional and do the best he can. He might get stick for 90 minutes, but barring that I’m sure the Leicester fans will be fantastic with him.

“He’s achieved some tremendous things, that no one thought this club could achieve in this era, and he’s been a huge part of that, from getting them out of the Championship, to winning the Premier League, to Champions League football.”

Drinkwater, who has not feature at all this season, is not expected to start for Chelsea on Saturday but could make his debut from the bench at the King Power Stadium.

In the last three Premier campaigns, only N’Golo Kante (339) has won possession in the middle third more times than Drinkwater (331).