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‘This season will be harder for Leicester City’ - Claudio Ranieri reacts to shock opening day defeat to Hull

Claudio Ranieri concedes Leicester City are in for a much tougher test this season, having begun their Premier League title defence with a shock defeat at Hull.

The Tigers may be a club in crisis – still manager-less, favourites for relegation and with only 13 first-team players fit for their season opener – but they battled well to claim a 2-1 victory over the defending champions on Saturday afternoon.

Leicester, who played games in the United States, Sweden Scotland and London in a packed pre-season schedule, were out of sorts at the KCOM Stadium.