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Claudio Ranieri praises Leicester's Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri praised Algeria duo Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez after beating Burnley 3-0.

Slimani, who cost a club-record £29 million from Sporting Lisbon last month, marked his Premier League debut with a brace in Saturday's 3-0 win. Mahrez then created the third goal when Ben Mee turned his cross into his own net.

It capped a fine week for the Foxes after they beat Club Brugge 3-0 in their Champions League debut on Wednesday, when Mahrez scored twice, and Ranieri hailed the pair.

"It's good for Slimani and good for everyone. It was a very good performance from him, as well as his teammates," he said.