Cifuentes glad to see signs of new Foxes 'culture'

Marti Cifuentes replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leicester this summer

Leicester City head coach Marti Cifuentes says the win over Birmingham City offered real signs of a real "culture" growing within the team.

The relegated Foxes beat the previously unbeaten Blues with goals from Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira.

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."

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