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MARTIN: WE CAN BUILD ON THIS

MARTIN: WE CAN BUILD ON THIS

By James Shield

RUSSELl Martin hopes Leicester City experienced a ‘coming of age’ moment during a much-needed and deserved victory over Doncaster Rovers.

With captain John Lundstram and Kamari Doyle both producing superb finishes, City appeared to be cruising to only their third win of what has been an otherwise underwhelming start to the season under the former Rangers and Southampton manager.
But when Warren O’Hora turned the ball into his own net with five minutes of normal time left, as he tried to prevent Alfie May converting Brandon Hanlan’s centre, th...

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