Leicester 1-1 Tottenham PLAYER RATINGS: Who ran the show for Spurs? And how did £65m man Dominic Solanke fare on debut?

Steve Cooper's first game as Leicester City manager saw his side fight back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night.

Spurs bossed the opening 45 minutes and took a deserved lead into the interval thanks to a well-worked goal finished by Pedro Porro.

But the Foxes equalised 12 minutes after half-time when Jamie Vardy headed home from close range. 

Spurs then lost midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur - who went off in a concussion substitution after suffering a serious head injury - and they will feel like they lost the game, considering how dominant they had been at times.

Mail Sport's TOM COLLOMOSSE watched the action live at the King Power Stadium and has provided his player ratings below.

Leicester City (4-4-2)

MADS HERMANSEN 7.5

Good saves from Johnson, Solanke (twice) and Bentancur could do little about Porro's opener. His long kicking was erratic – no surprise as he was required to play everything short under Enzo Maresca last season – but a fine display overall.

JAMES JUSTIN 6

Brendan Rodgers once called him a £50million player yet serious injuries mean he has never quite recovered that form, and he struggled to contain Spurs' frequent raids down the left. Improved after the break.

WOUT FAES 6.5

Kept going but everything felt a struggle. It was lucky for the Leicester defence that Solanke was still finding his feet in a new team, otherwise it could have been a seriously rough night. Booked.

JANNIK VESTERGAARD 6.5

This will be a very different season for the Dane, with little opportunity to bring the ball from deep as he did in the Championship. Stuck to his task well though, like Faes, it always seemed as though he was at full stretch.

VICTOR KRISTIANSEN 6.5

Back from loan after helping Serie A club Bologna qualify for the Champions League, had his work cut out to stop Johnson and Porro down the Spurs right before playing a key role in the equaliser. Grew into the game.

ABDUL FATAWU 7.5

One of the most devastating wingers in the Championship last term spent most of his time helping out Justin at right back. When he had his chance to attack, he made it count, providing a perfect cross for Vardy to head in.

HARRY WINKS 7

The former Spurs midfielder was the more precise of Leicester's central two but often found himself chasing shadows as for the first hour of the game the visitors made excellent use of their extra man in the middle.

WILFRED NDIDI 7

Brilliant clearance from under his own bar stopped Spurs taking an instant lead. Though this was not the Ndidi who shone in Rodgers' first two years in charge, he perked up hugely after the equaliser like the rest of his team and drew a fine save from Vicario late on.

BOBBY DE CORDOVA-REID 6

Black mark for allowing Porro to drift goal side of him and head Tottenham into the lead. Tried to score from the halfway line with Vicario out of goal, and nearly hit the corner flag.

JAMIE VARDY 8

Declared himself available for this one even though not fully fit and promptly nodded in the equaliser and could have had a second. There was even time for a rant at Romero as he was subbed. He turns 38 in January. Mine's a Red Bull with ham and cheese omelette, please.

FACUNDO BUONANOTTE 6.5

Playing alongside Vardy, the on-loan Argentine did not get everything right, but always looked to hurt the opposition and worked hard to help out his midfield when Spurs were rampant before the break.

SUBS

STEPHY MAVIDIDI 6

BOUBAKARY SOUMARE 6

KASEY McATEER 6

MANAGER

STEVE COOPER 7

His side struggled desperately for most of the first hour yet on his first competitive game in charge, the Welshman did well to ensure the players kept their shape and kept their belief.

Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

GUGLIELMO VICARIO 7.5

Confident with his feet and hands, he had one hairy moment before the break when he raced out to head clear and left his goal open. Left stranded for Vardy's goal but made two crucial stops.

PEDRO PORRO 7.5

Until Leicester equalised, he was totally dominant on the right, scoring the first goal and keeping De Cordova-Reid at bay. Quieter after that but still a fine display.

CRISTIAN ROMERO 5.5

Could have scored with an early header and generally had little trouble with Vardy – until the moment he was caught under the ball for the veteran forward's goal.

MICKY VAN DE VEN 5.5

Like Romero, had little defensive work to do in the first half and then his job suddenly became a lot harder. Interesting to see how he and Romero cope when the tide turns like this against better teams.

DESTINY UDOGIE 6

Lucky not to be booked for a foul on Buonanotte and while he is a dynamo going forward, the Italy international left-back cannot always be relied upon going the other way.

PAPE SARR 7

Always full of running, the Senegal man was available when his team-mates needed him and made a brilliant recovery block on Reid

RODRIGO BENTANCUR 6.5

Afforded far too much space in the middle of the pitch as he revelled in being Spurs' spare man. Carried off on a stretcher after a clash of heads, which led to a seven-minute delay in the action.

JAMES MADDISON 7.5

Ran the show in the first half against his former club, setting up the goal for Porro and proving too difficult for Leicester to handle. Faded a little after that. Clapped off when he was subbed.

BRENNAN JOHNSON 7

Forced a good save from Hermansen when he connected nicely with a volley and combined well down the right with Porro, until Kristiansen started to get the better of him as the match wore on.

DOMINIC SOLANKE 5.5

The £65million man does not yet look on the same wavelength as his team-mates but he will be confident that understanding will develop. Could have had a debut goal with calmer finishing.

HEUNG-MIN SON 7 

Used on the left, he stayed wide and regularly linked effectively with Maddison and Udogie, especially in the first half. Will be interesting to see how he is used across the campaign.

SUBS

LUCAS BERGVALL 6

Brilliant delivery from a late free-kick should have led to the winner.

DEJAN KULUSEVSKI 7

Brilliant recovery challenge on Ndidi as he raced back towards his own goal and always a danger going forward. Will think he should have started.

RICHARLISON 5

Somehow headed over from inside the six-yard box in the final moment of the game. 

DJED SPENCE 6

ARCHIE GRAY 6

TIMO WERNER 6

MANAGER

ANGE POSTECOGLOU 7

He will know his team should have been out of sight long before Leicester levelled the match. Tried to turn the tide with a quadruple substitution in the closing stages. 

REFEREE

CHRIS KAVANAGH 6

Drew the anger of the home fans, who were convinced Spurs were getting the benefit of the 50-50 challenges. Seemed to determined to let the game flow, even when he shouldn't have.