Mendy confident hard training will pay off for Leicester City

Leicester City must work extra hard on the training ground to put their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend behind them as quickly as possible according to Papy Mendy.

Marcos Alonso scored twice with Pedro adding a third as the Premier League leaders comfortably saw off the reigning champions at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening.

Leicester are just five points above the relegation zone as they continue to struggle with consistency and momentum in the league this season while Chelsea are seven points clear at the summit.

The Foxes can move level on points with Southampton on Sunday if they beat the south coast side and Mendy expects to see a reaction from the Foxes following Saturday’s defeat.

“It was difficult for us, but everything is not too bad. We will work hard this week for the next game,” he said.

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“This game is finished, so it’s important now to be concentrated for the next game. It’s important to make a big reaction.

“It’s a disappointment because we played against a big team in Chelsea.

“Chelsea played well but we conceded a goal in the first few minutes. It’s very difficult to react after the goal, so the team are not happy.”