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Ranieri ready to unleash Slimani on Porto

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Leicester will unleash the ‘Dragon Slayer’ on FC Porto Tuesday evening as Claudio Ranieri looks to deliver more Champions League glory.

Ranieri’s side will target six points from two games in Europe’s top competition after their 3-0 win against Bruges with record signing Islam Slimani looking to pile more misery on the Portuguese club.

The £30m Algerian already has five goals in just three games against Porto in 2016 and signed off from former club Sporting Lisbon with a goal in a 2-1 win in August.
His record of six goals in eight games overall for Sporting against the Dragons earned him the nickname the ‘Dragon Slayer’.

Now, after marking his Premier League debut for Leicester with a brace against Burnley, Slimani has been giving his new boss manager on how to upset his old adversaries.

“Yes, I spoke with him about Porto,” confirmed Ranieri. “He came to me and I went to him.

“We respect them a lot but we will also try to win. Of course Slimani has scored so many times against Porto. I’m sure he’ll be a threat to them.”

Slimani has been the scourge of Porto throughout this year since scoring twice for Sporting in a 2-0 home win in January.

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