Leicester City manager Brendan Rogers praises Amartey's heroic performance against Liverpool

• Leicester City manager Brendan Rogers has showered praises on Ghana defender Daniel Amartey after his magnificent performance against Liverpool
• The Black Stars center back excelled as the Foxes defeated Liverpool at the King Power stadium on Tuesday night
• Rogers described Daniel Amartey and defensive partner Wilfried Ndidi's performance as heroic

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey continues to receive the plaudits after his outstanding defensive display for Leicester City against Liverpool on Tuesday night.

The 27-year-old Ghana international produced a solid performance as Leicester halted high flying Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.

Manager Brendan Rogers after the game lauded the defender, claiming he was heroic in the match against the Reds.

“Ndidi who is a central midfielder going at the back, Amartey who plays every now and again coming into a defence having not really trained at all, to come in and put in the performance they did was heroic," said Rogers after the game as quoted by Amazon Prime.

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Liverpool had scored in every Premier League game they played in the past eight months before facing Leicester on December 28, 2021.

Daniel Amartey was for the first time partnering Nigeria's Wilfried Ndidi in the heart of defence.

He is expected to join his Black Stars teammates on January 3, 2022 as preparations for AFCON continues in Qatar.

The Black Stars player will leave Qatar for Cameroon on January 10, 2022.

Daniel Amartey earns praises from fans after strong display against Liverpool

Earlier, SportsBrief.com reported that, Daniel Amartey produced one of the best performances of his career after his heroic performance for Leicester City earned the Foxes victory against Liverpool.

The Ghana defender played in the center of defence with Nigeria's Wilfried Ndidi as Leicester completely shut the attacking threat of Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane.

In posts on Social Media, the 27-year-old is being hailed by football lovers with some describing him as the greatest of all time.