James Maddison and his Leicester City side headed into Saturday's clash with Crystal Palace with a point to prove - none least to one intrigued observer.
The Foxes were bottom of the table ahead of kick-off at the King Power Stadium with their creator-in-chief out to impress under the watchful gaze of England boss Gareth Southgate. Maddison has been one of the standout performers for Brendan Rodgers ' side this term in what the former Norwich City star has labelled as an "embarrassing" start to the campaign.
Speaking ahead of the showdown with the Eagles, he said: “It's a big week for us because the reality is we're bottom of the league. And that's even painful to say out load and it's almost a little bit embarrassing that we're down there, so we need to do something about it.”
