Can the Foxes really win the title?

The news completed a flawless Saturday for Leicester fans, still in ecstatic mood following the 3-1 win at Manchester City that left them five points clear at the top of the table. “I want to be part of it for a long time”, said the England worldwide.

“Of course we are good enough to be up there [leading], we are confident in every game we play and that’s been the same all season”.

“I am going to hang in there, I believe in fairytales”, he said.

Claudio Ranieri has given a wide ranging interview detailing his managerial ethos at Leicester City, and attempts to explain the secrets behind their phenomenal success this season.

“I don’t know why, this season is a insane league”.

The game, which the Foxes won 3-1, could go down as one of the most significant in Premier League history as the unfancied Midlanders overran their illustrious hosts.

“We must give credit to Leicester. I think they were a really solid team, they deserve the three points”. I think Leicester will win the league.

Pellegrini’s announcement that he will hand over to Pep Guardiola at the end of the season seemed to have had a negative effect on his players, who only had Sergio Aguero’s late consolation to show for their efforts.

After the game Manchester City player Pablo Zabaleta said: “We are all behind Manuel”.

“Pressure, it could be a problem, but it is important we stay calm…”

“We play on Saturdays and then Sunday is free for everyone”. “We had a chance to recover points at home, now we’re six points behind Leicester”, he said after the match. At the same time Leicester are playing at Arsenal, the two other teams fighting for the title, but we we must win against Tottenham.

He says: “They run, close down, and stifle the opposition as well as playing themselves”. “We are in a good position now and hopefully we can maintain this”. We are enjoying it. We have to play like we have this spirit – then the result is not important.

On Saturday they were held to a scoreless stalemate by Bayer Leverkusen in one of their most barren displays of the season.

“So I told the players that I trusted them and would speak very little of tactics”. It’s not easy. It’s the best spirit I remember in my career, as well as when I was a footballer.