Leicester City inspired the world, says Solbakken

“Like at Manchester United (where Leicester lost 4-1), the first half at Chelsea was no good, but in the second half we played very well”.

“I remember playing Tuesday nights in the Championship”. “I’m very proud. For one side, I’m very proud”.

His calculated ploy must produce for the Foxes with Slimani having scored two goals in his first three Premier League starts since a £30million move from Sporting Lisbon on deadline day.

Schmeichel is convinced Leicester can recover as they prepare to take on Copenhagen in the Champions League, a competition that has seen them produce better results – two straight wins that have them two points clear of the Danes at the top of Group G.

FC Copenhagen boss Stale Solbakken insists he has nothing prove in England after his Wolves flop. This is normal but we want to change this way.

Possible line-up Leicester City: Schmeichel; Hernandez, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton; Slimani, Vardy.

The Algerian nodded down for the onrushing Mahrez, who escaped Mathias Jorgensen, to stab in his third Champions League goal of the season from six yards. “The Europa League would be good but now we have to get in to the Champions League”, said the Italian.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel knew deep in his loins that the Foxes would draw Copenhagen in the group stages, and he’ll get his chance to face his boyhood club in front of the fans that have helped the Danish global make Leicester his second home.

It was a match-winning intervention from a player who was born in the Danish capital and his side now go into the second half of the group stages needing just one more victory to continue their fairytale run. We’ve got to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down.

There was little second-half reaction and with Mahrez leading any charge to find a second, the visitors became more concerned with stopping the Algeria global.

The hosts found joy with passes in behind Copenhagen’s full-backs (less so when the ball was hoofed in the air towards Islam Slimani) and it was an approach that yielded the opening goal.

“If you aren’t on top of your game when they play you will struggle”.

Leicester’s next league game is against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

“We’re looking to keep going and the expectation is something that you lot like to write about”.

A draw in Denmark in the reverse fixture in two weeks’ time could be enough to qualify for the knockout phase with two games to spare, and Ranieri said: “It’s unbelievable!” I wanted to give a point of reference to my players, counter-attack and leave him with David Luiz – not his fault, it’s mine maybe.