Abdul Fatawu offers a sincere pledge in response to Coventry City’s red card

Latest Leicester City news as winger has his say after being sent off in first-half stoppage time of 3-1 defeat in the M69 derby

Abdul Fatawu, a winger for Leicester City, has pledged to improve after receiving a red card against Coventry and to work even harder to get promoted at the end of the campaign.

Since joining on loan from Sporting in the summer, the 19-year-old has been an important member of the team. Although it was initially thought that his exclusion from the Ghanaian team for the Africa Cup of Nations would be advantageous, he now risks three games without a team if City decides to challenge the red card verdict.

Referee Darren England gave Fatawu a straight red card for a late challenge two minutes into first-half added time. Only three minutes had passed since Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s penalty kick gave City a 1-0 lead.

Despite being down a man, City limited Coventry to few open opportunities in the second half, but three goals in the last minute caused them to lose 3-1 and snap an 11-game winning streak.

Late on Saturday night, Fatawu responded to his red card and sent a message to his supporters and teammates on social media.

He posted on Instagram, saying, “It was so disappointing for me to be the reason behind our defeats.” “I will take responsibility for my mistakes, express my gratitude to my teammates for their hard work, and express my appreciation to the fans for their wonderful support.”

“Only God knows the best, and only God knows how eager I was to win this game. Since I’m a lifelong student, I’ll grow from my error and improve. This will even strengthen me to fight for the jersey and contribute more to the team in order to accomplish the shared objective of archiving. THE POWER IS WITH GOD.

Ricardo Pereira, the full-back turned midfielder who was wearing the captain’s armband at the CBS Arena, responded to the post with the message, “That’s it bro, learn from it to be better.”

In response to the loss, Ricardo himself posted on Instagram, saying, “We left the field the same way we entered.” collectively. I’m grateful to all 4,500 of you.

Fatawu will miss City’s upcoming match at King Power Stadium against second-place Ipswich if the team decides not to appeal the verdict. After defeating Sunderland on Saturday, the Tractor Boys cut their lead over the Foxes at the top to seven points.

Enzo Maresca will also be watching the game from the grandstands. After complaining that Kasey Palmer should have received a second yellow card, he received his third yellow of the season, which entails a touchline ban.