Ranieri: We must fight

Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri insists his side "must fight" following their 2-0 defeat to Everton in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium.

The defending champions are now just three points off relegation after this afternoon’s loss.

Everton opened the scoring when Kevin Mirallas latched onto a long-ball from Joel Robles before fellow Belgian Romelu Lukaku completed the win in stoppage time after the 23-year-old swept home from close-range.

The Foxes have failed to record a win in their last three Premier League games and this is a worry for the former Chelsea boss.

"It was a difficult match we knew that but we were in control, the match was equal. Suddenly from a long kick from their keeper, we reacted a little late, and they were able to score," Raneiri told the BBC.

"After that we were a little nervous and they controlled the match much better.

"Nothing is right, nothing is easy but we must continue to work hard and be very attentive in the little detail. Only the little details make us down. We have to react as soon as possible.

"We have to work and react that is our medicine. We will try to do our best again.

"We have to stay together. We wanted to give a good present to our fans but it wasn’t possible and we will try with the next match.

"What a year. Everything was right for the first six months and now everything is wrong. We have to fight."

Leicester will look to climb the table when they host West Ham on the 31st of December, before travelling to fellow struggler's Middlesbrough two days later.

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