Leicester City's
remarkable rise to the
top of the Premier
League this season
has not surprised
Manchester City right
back Bacary Sagna,
who said the Foxes
had been the team to
beat since they
escaped from the
jaws of relegation last year.
Claudio Ranieri's side are currently five
points ahead of second-placed Tottenham
Hotspur in the league with nine games left
to play. Under former manager Nigel
Pearson, they won seven of their last nine
matches last season to finish 14th after long
appearing condemned to relegation.
"I'm not surprised," Sagna told British radio
station Talksport. "They have quality
players... and they've been doing really
great," he added.
Manchester City are fourth in the league,
trailing Leicester by 10 points but have a
game in hand. Sagna said they could still reel
Leicester in.
"We're working really hard as a team to
come back strongly. I'm not worried about
it," he said.
"There are still 30 points to play for, and if
we keep playing to the max we can come
back," the France international said.
Manuel Pellegrini's men travel to face
relegation-threatened Norwich City in the
league on Saturday. Leicester host
struggling Newcastle United on Monday
night.