Shakespeare: We're not safe yet

Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has warned his players they must fight until the end of the season to guarantee their Premier League survival.

Shakespeare was named caretaker manager following Claudio Ranieri's dismissal in February and back-to-back wins saw him handed the reins for the remainder of the season.

At the time of his appointment, the Foxes were 17th in the table, one point above the relegation zone, but they have since won five of their seven Premier League matches to climb to 15th, six points clear of the drop-zone with two games in hand on 18th place Swansea.

They have six games remaining, starting with Wednesday's trip to Arsenal, and Shakespeare has urged his players to keep their focus as they look to secure their top flight status.

"Yesterday I saw the Arsenal players were fighting to win and they thoroughly deserved their victory." Shakespeare told his pre-match press conference.

"I’m not sure what they’ll do on Wednesday as they have good depth, but we have to focus on ourselves.

"I’m not sure how many points survival will take. All teams are capable of wind. We don’t know what’s around the corner.

"We aren’t safe. Even if we get there we've to keep trying to win. Competitiveness is vital in football. We need it to the end."

Shakespeare has confirmed that Wes Morgan and Islam Slimani will miss Wednesday's game through injury.

Morgan has recently returned from a back injury but he has sustained a hamstring injury, while Slimani is sidelined with a groin problem.

"Unfortunately Wes Morgan won't make it. I think he just overstretched his hamstring. It's not a full pull but we're just mindful of it. Islam Slimani has a groin strain," he told reporters.

Meanwhile, Nampalys Mendy will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury.

"Papy Mendy has had an operation on his ankle. He will be out for the rest of the season I'm afraid," the manager confirmed.

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