A step in the right direction for the Foxes?published at 14:12 BST 1 September
14:12 BST 1 September
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Captain Ricardo & Marti's Game Management
"It looked a lot more disciplined after scoring and they were able to get into their shape and press, they looked like a functional side."
Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by former Foxes defender Michael Morrison to discuss Marti Cifuentes' game management and to hear from captain Ricardo Pereira after their 2-0 victory over Birmingham City on Friday.
Ramsey heading to Leicester on loan?published at 11:46 BST 1 September
11:46 BST 1 September
Shamoon Hafez Football reporter
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Aaron Ramsey could be leaving Burnley and heading to Leicester City on loan before the window shuts at 19:00 BST.
The 22-year-old has played one game for the Clarets this season, scoring in the Carabao Cup second round win over Derby.
Leicester sources have confirmed to BBC Sport there is interest in signing the former Aston Villa player, while Burnley sources suggest a deal is close.
Ramsey's departure would come after the Turf Moor club agreed a deal to sign midfielder Florentino Luis from Benfica.
Foxes have made 'promising start' under Cifuentespublished at 11:12 BST 1 September
11:12 BST 1 September
Chris Forryan Fan writer
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Four league games into the season and we already have our first international break, but it does give us time to reflect on Leicester City's start to the campaign.
Four league games, one Carabao Cup game and one pre-season friendly. That's how many games Marti Cifuentes has had in charge since he joined Leicester on 15 July. That was just 36 days before our first league game.
So six games in charge in total so far, that's almost a pre-season alone for some teams. On top of that, one free goalkeeper aside, Cifuentes has had to deal with a team that wasn't his, a team he could not add to before selling.
He lost first-teamers Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi, Conor Coady, Kasey McAteer, James Justin and Jamie Vardy. He also had to deal with players whose heads had been turned, such as Harry Winks and Bilal El Khannouss, all while dealing with players' reactions to the fans and fans' reactions to the performances.
Yet despite all this, Cifuentes beat a top-six Italian side, won three of four league games and has guided us to fourth in the league, the best position of the three relegated sides. Yes, we lost to Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup - they went on to also beat Premier League Sunderland on penalties - but he will have learned from this.
Of course, performances can be improved, but scoring 10 goals in six games under Marti and keeping three clean sheets makes for a promising start.
If you compare that to the 20 goals in 27 games under Ruud van Nistelrooy last season (six of which came against QPR in the FA Cup) along with just two clean sheets in those 27 games, Cifuentes' reign has begun a whole lot more brightly.
I am sure Chelsea already have all these stats noted!
Leicester keen on Pompey's Murphy published at 13:41 BST 31 August
13:41 BST 31 August
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Josh Murphy began his career at Norwich and has also played for Cardiff and Oxford
The future of Portsmouth winger Josh Murphy remains uncertain heading into the final hours of the summer transfer window.
The 30-year-old has been linked with a move to Leicester City and on Saturday it emerged that Portsmouth had rejected a bid from the Foxes for their star player.
The result took them up to third with three wins from their opening four Championship games and it was successive victories after the setback at Preston North End two weeks ago.
After the misery of their second Premier League relegation in three seasons, Spaniard Cifuentes knows that he has to rebuild the club's confidence and mentality.
"I'm happy because it's never easy to win football games and at the same time we played against a good team that never made things easy for us," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"Overall, from the performance there are a lot of things we can improve but the main thing for me is about building culture and identity.
"I see that the players care, and they are showing desire and commitment and the spirit we want to have as a foundation which is very positive.
"I'm happy for the young guys and the way the experienced guys are helping. I'm happy to see the commitment from the guys from the academy who were on the bench today. That is definitely a solid foundation."
