Slimani scores 2 on Premier League debut for Leicester

The Burnley boss was disappointed to see his side concede two Islam Slimani goals either side of the interval after feeling as though his team was well in the game before then.

First-half goals from Nacer Chadli, James McClean and Salomon Rondon raced the hosts into a three-goal lead, before Chadli bagged his second after 56 minutes.

Hull’s Robert Snodgrass pulled a goal back from the penalty spot, but Sanchez calmed any jitters in the Arsenal ranks when he rifled high into the net and Granit Xhaka rounded off the scoring with bullet finish from distance in stoppage time.

Leicester’s record signing, who joined from Sporting Lisbon for £29m, scored either side of half-time to provide the catalyst for the Premier League champions to stretch their unbeaten home record to 19 games in a 3-0 win over Burnley.

“It’s important Slimani continues to score because if he only scores in the first match we have a problem”.

Fresh from an impressive debut in the Foxes’ Champions League win in Bruges in midweek, Slimani marked his Premier League bow at the King Power by crashing home a header from a Christian Fuchs free-kick on the stroke of halftime.

The result was beyond doubt when Riyad Mahrez’s driven cross was inadvertently deflected in by Burnley’s Ben Mee in the 78th.

Mahrez, back on form after a slow start to the season, then should have made him pay but managed to plant a six-yard header wide after a instant Leicester break.

Islam Slimani (Leicester City).

Then, at the other end, Fuchs’s superb cross found the head of Mahrez, who failed to find the required deftness with his touch and sent his effort wide of the near post.

Mahrez was the instigator as he jinked his way into the area and Vardy got a touch on his cross to deflect it up to Slimani who nodded in the simplest of headers from five yards. Subs: Gudmundsson 6, Vokes 6, Bamford 6.

Premier League champions, Leicester City, will on Saturday (today) do battle against Burnley in an attempt to put their Premier League campaign on a solid pedestal this season.