Ruud van Nistelrooy, the manager of Leicester City, has confirmed that Wilfred Ndidi would be available in the squad for Friday’s match against Manchester United in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup.

Ndidi hasn’t played since being hurt during the Foxes’ Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion in December of last year.

The Nigerian international has spent the last two weeks training in Seagrave and is almost ready to return to the starting lineup.

“Wilf is fine,” van Nistelrooy told reporters on Thursday.

“He had a great week of training, last week and this week. He’ll be part of the squad tomorrow.

“There’s a couple [of players] with some light injuries.

“They will be assessed today if they can travel or not.

“There’s two or three with light injuries who are doubtful tomorrow.

“We’ll see when we announce the squad.”