Meanwhile, Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel slammed the doubters who claim the champions have no chance of retaining the title.
Claudio Ranieri’s 5,000-1 outsiders caused one of the greatest upsets in sporting history when they won the Premier League last season, but bookmakers and pundits have shown them little respect ahead of the new campaign.
Although Leicester have lost key midfielder N’Golo Kante to Chelsea, Schmeichel is adamant his team-mates are still hungry to prove they can compete at the top of the Premier League.
“When you win a Premier League after a couple of weeks it still feels surreal and you have to feel if the hunger is still there,” he said.
“In training straight away the love and hunger for the game was there. I could feel it with everybody. We were buzzing to be back.
“I didn’t experience any complacency when I walked into the dressing room. I experienced a bunch of players just as hungry as last season.
“We don’t proclaim to do this or that. We give our best and hope for a positive outcome. That approach has brought us a lot of success.”
After relying on the goals of England striker Jamie Vardy last season, Ranieri has bolstered his attacking options with several under-the-radar signings.
Schmeichel has been impressed by the new recruits and believes the extra pace the likes of Ahmed Musa and Bartosz Kapustka will provide can make them an even more formidable prospect.
“They (the new signings) are top players. Musa, his pace is frightening. We’ve got some great options going forward, bags of pace,” he said.
“Any defence coming up against that will be worried.”
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