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Ranieri: Hull simply better than Leicester

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri admitted Hull City deserved their win after shocking the champions 2-1 in their season opener.

Claudio Ranieri feels Hull City were simply the better team in Saturday's Premier League opener as Leicester City were beaten 2-1 and the Italian lamented his players for a lack of togetherness.

Riyad Mahrez gave Leicester hope when he cancelled out Adama Diomande's opener, but Robert Snodgrass netted the winner to send the champions back home empty handed.

"Hull played better," Ranieri told Sky Sports.

"We tried to do our best. We tried to win, but sometimes it's impossible.