Jannik Vestergaard came on a striker against Preston as he made his first Leicester City appearance in more than two months(Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)

Jannik Vestergaard will be an option as a striker substitute for the remainder of this season with Gary Rowett vowing to try “unconventional” methods to get Leicester City to safety.

Vestergaard made his first appearance in more than two months on Friday, the Dane back from a spell out following a hernia operation.

But rather than come off the bench in his usual centre-back position, Vestergaard was thrown up front as a target man as City looked to grab a winner against Preston.

Rowett has often bemoaned the lack of a big striker in City’s squad, with nobody to swing crosses into, and so Vestergaard was able to fill that void.

While the manager has ruled out anybody beyond Patson Daka or Jordan Ayew starting up front, using Vestergaard off the bench is an option, especially with Caleb Okoli, Jamaal Lascelles and Ben Nelson available at centre-back.

“Clearly we’re lacking that type of striker where teams drop in and you need...