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Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game at Manchester City (kick-off 19:45 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Defender Ricardo Pereira is "doing really well" and could be available if he trains with the squad today and tomorrow.

• On using the international break to re-group: "We had less players away than were here, so we had a big group. The way we're training, we're doing everything to get the most out of our players. The appetite is there to show ourselves and we have to prove that on Wednesday."

• He said they "have one target and it's to stay in this league" so that was the focus during the international break.

• He acknowledged the difficult teams they are to face in the coming weeks and said "it's a privilege to play" against some of the best teams in the league as "it's a great challenge."

• On the general morale within the group: "The players are doing everything they can to be the best they can be."

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Former Leicester City interim manager Michael Appleton joined Owynn Palmer-Atkin and The Fosse Way's David Bevan to discuss Leicester's poor form on the When You're Smiling podcast.

"Leicester need a result from somewhere and that result has got to come quickly. It's a very difficult position. Losing games of football is just as much of a habit as winning matches. It just comes down to confidence and momentum. When you go on a losing streak, things come less naturally to you," said Appleton.

Bevan added: "You look at the stats. They have lost 13 in 14, haven't scored a goal at home in seven games. It is really difficult to have any optimism about even reaching Wolves' current tally to be honest."

Wolves are 17th in the league and have 26 points, nine more than the Foxes.

"Even as a manager, losing this many games and not scoring any goals without a change being made is kind of unprecedented in my time supporting the club. It speaks to a lack of ambition but it feels to me that the only reason they haven't made a change is because of the financial restrictions and even that is down to long-term decision making that the club is responsible for," Bevan continued.

Leicester's most recent league match, where they lost 3-0 against Manchester United, meant they became the first team in English top-flight history to lose seven home games in succession while failing to score in each.

"We just want to see something a little bit different for those final few games. It really feels at the moment like the whole club is on auto pilot."

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds