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Ranieri: Mahrez Is Leicester’s King
League leaders Leicester are not interested in selling Mahrez, who signed a new four-year deal in August, and Ranieri knows the Algeria winger needs to handle the extra pressure ahead of the January transfer window.
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Italian Claudio Ranieri feels like Father Christmas after receiving letters from Leicester fans around the world delighted by his side’s heroics.
Of the 20 previous 20-team Premier League campaigns, half of the sides that topped the table after 17 games went on to lift the title – with five of the last six champions sitting in first place at this stage. “It’s like a climber”.
“Now you think this is actually possible”. For this reason it’s important for me they don’t think about [it]. “I have said my team have a very good spirit”, said Ranieri.
“There was a lot of pressure before the game but we brought it on ourselves”. Stupid if we have pressure. Why? “I couldn’t get the feeling we could score today, it was hard to receive the ball and become the focal point of the attack”.
Ranieri, who took over in the close-season after Pearson was sacked, said he was looking no further than Saturday’s return to Merseyside to play Liverpool.
Liverpool have only lost once at home during Klopp’s reign and striker Christian Benteke is eager to maintain that run at Anfield.
“I think Wenger, with this group of players, could be on the verge of creating another dynasty at the club”. And, in recent years, being atop the table on December 25 has proved a reliable predictor for which team will be lifting the Premier League trophy come May.
“He is going away from goal and we are in a good position and it was not a threatening action. But it’s up to the manager and I respect his decision”.
If Leicester go on to win this title it would be the greatest achievement in Premier League history, better than United’s treble season, better than Arsenal’s invicibles this team would go down in history as the greatest underdogs of all time. “It has Coutinho my former player at Inter Milan, and Adam Lallana”.
– Leicester have won 18 of their last 26 Premier League games. The future certainly looks bright at White Hart Lane, and if Spurs had just converted a few of their league-leading eight draws into victories they might even be thinking more seriously about a championship challenge this season.
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The impressive Riyad Mahrez netted a double from the spot before Shinji Okazaki scored another goal to complete his fine display.