“They played better, we tried to do our best but they fought wonderful and we didn’t fight as a team and that is the key of the match”.
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While Jurgen Klopp would have also strenthen his squad with Sadio Mane, Joel Matip, Georgio Wijdaldum and he would be pushing up for Champions League spot for next season, in the next hand Antonio Conte also intensified with N’Golo Kante, a premier league victor and Batshuayi a quick striker.
Leicester were starting life without N’Golo Kante, who has joined Chelsea, and were also without the suspended Robert Huth.
Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy could make their Premier League debuts.
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Schmeichel did well to deny Davies but the ball bounced up for both Diomande and Abel Hernandez to turn goalwards with acrobatic efforts.
Leicester equalized with a penalty nearly immediately after the re-start, Riyad Mahrez driving home the spot-kick.
Just three months after their astonishing title triumph, Claudio Ranieri’s side were brought back down to earth by a team whose preparations for the new campaign were marred by the resignation of manager Steve Bruce and their failure to sign a single player.
“I told my players this season this season will be harder than the last season because sometimes we played well and you can lose the match”, the Italian said.
With Vardy thoroughly off the pace and his defence frequently all over the place, Claudio Ranieri looked suitably agitated and must have wondered if the sheer chaos enveloping Hull had bred fatal complacency among his players.
Ross Barkley gave Everton a fifth-minute lead at Goodison Park with a free-kick from wide on the left that eluded everyone and curled into the net.
But Lamela equalised in the 59th minute with a header from Kyle Walker’s cross.
“When I say “40 points”, a lot of people are laughing but it is true”, Ranieri said.
“Next week could be a big week because we still need to find players”.
This proved to be a problem when the talismanic Jermaine Defoe slotted underneath Willy Caballero to peg them back in the second half.
Koeman added: “I think it’s a fair result”. “I choose the first XI”.
Pep Guardiola begins his tenure as Manchester City manager in earnest later on Saturday, when Sunderland and their new manager David Moyes visit the Etihad Stadium.
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But Leroy Fer broke through late on as Tom Heaton saved well from Fernando Llorente’s glancing header but it fell right into the path of the Dutch midfielder who slotted home.
