Fuchs claims Leicester of old are back in town

Leicester City have been abject for large parts of this season but left-back Christian Fuchs claims the Foxes of last year returned in the recent victory over Liverpool.

Leicester roared to an impressive 3-1 win against the Reds on Monday night, just days after the man who led them to a surprise Premier League title last season – Claudio Ranieri – was unceremoniously sacked.

Ranieri’s departure came amid rumours he had lost the support of the Foxes dressing room, with the Midlands outfit languishing in the relegation zone.

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Against Liverpool, the team certainly looked considerably better under interim boss Craig Shakespeare and Fuchs insists all the external noise only motivated the squad.

“Obviously there was a lot of things written in the media,” said the Austrian. “From a player’s perspective and as a team it simply fired us up.

“These fans behind us cheered every action that we did, whenever we won a tackle we fired them up, they were a great support. You saw the Leicester of last season and we will try to build upon this game.

“We were fired up from minute one and we wanted to show everybody what we were made of.

“Everybody was working hard for the team. I’m very proud of the team and thanks to the fans for their support.

“We were digging deep very well. Everybody was fighting for the win that we urgently needed – they felt what intensity we were putting on the pitch, it was a great atmosphere in the stadium.

“It’s not easy for any team to come here and take three points away. Every match for us is a final. We can build up on this game and we’re looking forward to the next one.”