DAKA'S NEW FOX IN BOX
Daily Star|October 21, 2021
Striker smashes four to turn it all around
DAVE ARMITAGE
DAKA'S NEW FOX IN BOX

PATSON DAKA smashed four goals to rescue Leicester’s Europa League bid – and reckons he still needs to improve.

The £23m signing from RB Salzburg in the summer singlehandedly rescued the Foxes’ fading qualification hopes with a goal bonanza.

Zambian striker Daka swooped with Brendan Rodgers’ men 2-0 down and looking like qualification was a million miles away in a must-win game in Moscow.

His four-goal haul – which he hit in just 23 minutes – somewhat bizarrely made him the club’s joint all-time top scorer in Europe all in one go, joining Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes.

What a week it’s been for Daka, who scored in the 4-2 victory against Manchester United, although he reckons he’s nowhere near the finished article.

Daka said: “It’s been an amazing few days both for me and the team.

This story is from the October 21, 2021 edition of Daily Star.

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