Ranieri issues rallying call for Leicester to grasp ‘chance of a lifetime’ at Man United - 7M sport

Ranieri issues rallying call for Leicester to grasp ‘chance of a lifetime’ at Man United

CLAUDIO RANIERI has urged his players to seize the day at Manchester United on Sunday as he admitted the Foxes fairytale is a one-off unlikely to happen again for a generation.


Posted Sunday, May 01, 2016 by Express.co.uk

Ranieri issues rallying call for Leicester to grasp ‘chance of a lifetime’ at Man United
Claudio Ranieri's Leicester have still lost just three Premier League games all season

The Leicester boss implored his table-topping underdogs to grab the win at Old Trafford which will deliver the most unlikely Premier League title in history, saying: "Once in a lifetime this can happen. Once every 50 years a little team with less money can beat the biggest. Once.

"There is a very special set of circumstances this year. The big teams don't have consistency; the normal-sized teams have the consistency during all the season from August to April. Now it's important to maintain the same consistency to May.

"We know we are not the best but we are solid, we are strong. Leicester play every week as 11 players. That is our strength.

"It is important for us to make the perfect game. We have to do the best away performance of the season."

Leicester's collection of bargain buys stand on the brink of the greatest achievement in the club's 132-year history and for the likes of Danny Drinkwater and Danny Simpson - both rejected by United - Old Trafford would be the perfect place to seal the title.

"A little part of their hearts is also for Manchester United and they want to show a good performance there," said Ranieri.

"When you play at Old Trafford it is amazing - the stadium, the fans, the history of football there is great and I hope to give one of our best performances.

"We have to fight there, we have to fight a lot. It will be a fantastic match but it will be very tough.

"Manchester United started not so well because Van Gaal had to choose the right players but now they are a very good team."



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