Just start him: Leicester City manager reveals he has seen the qualities he needed from the Foxes’ talented star but explains the only reason he cannot start him.

Dujuan Richards could yet offer Leicester City a useful wildcard from the bench, with Gary Rowett keen to harness the Chelsea loanee’s rawness as an asset rather than a liability.

The Jamaican forward made only his second appearance under Rowett in the 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday and will hope for further involvement when City host Swansea on Saturday.

Supporters have seen little of the 20-year-old since his arrival in January, though that is hardly surprising given his limited exposure to senior football.

Richards had not featured in a first-team match in England prior to joining Leicester, and that inexperience cuts both ways. While it brings inconsistency, it also introduces an element of surprise that opponents may struggle to read.

“The challenge for Dujuan is that he’s not played much first-team football to be able to look and see that consistency in performances,” Rowett said.

“He’s certainly one that late on in games, he’s unpredictable. He has got quality.

“What I’ve seen in training is that he’s got a lovely left foot when he gets into that inside right position. So again he’s one that in certain points at games could come in.

There’ll be games where I feel one player is a better profile. We have to make those decisions around individuals.”

Further down the pecking order, youngsters Kirsten Otchere and Tommy Neale have trained with the senior squad this week.

Otchere has scored nine in his last 14 Under-21 outings, while Neale has been a regular in Premier League 2.

Both are expected to feature instead for the development side against Leeds on Monday, with Leon McSweeney’s group already through to the play-offs.