FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED AT THE KING POWER

SWANSEA went down once more to Leicester City as Francesco Guidolin’s side were outclassed by the champions in a game where the scoreline flattered them.

The Foxes – in their first win of the season – should have scored more than the goals from Jamie Vardy on 32 minutes and Wes Morgan half an hour later.

And they would have, had Lukasz Fabianski not saved Riyad Mahrez’s spot kick, given after Jordi Amat clumsily brought down Shinji Okazaki.

Swansea did at least make a late rally having offered next to nothing in attack for most of the game, cutting the deficit when Leroy Fer headed home Modou Barrow’s cross with nine minutes to go.

And with Oliver McBurnie coming on for his Premier League debut, there were times where Swansea looked like they might threaten an unlikely comeback.

But Leicester held on having ulti- mately made the most of a poor Swansea display.

Here’s what we learned... 1: In the end it felt like a close match – and the basketball finish on a sodden pitch in soaking conditions might make it look a touch-and-go game on the highlights – but don’t let that fool you. This was worrying at times from Swansea who could have easily been on the end of another Leicester lashing. Much work is needed from Guidolin and there are plenty of players whose individual performances have just not been good enough. Time to step up and sort it out quickly because – like with this game – teams cannot leave themselves with too much to do. 2: One positive is at least Swansea developed some guts in this game. Until the final 20 minutes, this was a submissive performance where Swansea looked scared of the game unfolding in front of them. Some of the tackles were powderpuff stuff while Leicester were first to the ball with time to spare. At the very least they showed a bit of courage in the comeback, though you might suggest it was because by then they had nothing to lose. 3: Leroy Fer is becoming a major source of Swansea frustration. His goal in the final 10 minutes showed what an attacking asset he can be to the side and he led many of the drives forward as Swansea chased the game. But his defensive contribution was non-existent and he cannot ignore the responsibilities, especially in a game like this. Jack Cork was left on his own – including for the opener – and there were times the Dutchman just watched as blue shirts went past him. Much more is needed as Swansea cannot afford to carry players who only fancy it when it suits them. 4: Francesco Guidolin has often raised eyebrows with his substitutions and there was no exception here. Swansea badly needed to get on the ball and have some control, so the introduction of Ki Sung-Yueng was correct, but to remove Gylfi Sigurdsson was just bizarre when surely he would have been the kind of player they needed to benefit from greater possession. At least there was a Premier League bow for Oliver McBurnie. 5: Lukasz Fabianski is one Swansea player who can be satisfied with his start to the season, even if he probably won’t be. His individual performances have given Swansea hope in all three games and his bravery to race out at Vardy’s feet was much-needed while his save from Mahrez’s spot-kick was top class and gave Swansea the chance to put some polish on an otherwise grim performance.