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Riyad Mahrez does NOT face backlash from his Leicester team-mates, Marc Albrighton insists after Swansea draw

Leicester winger Marc Albrighton has hit back at suggestions that team-mates are angry with Riyad Mahrez’s conduct.

The Algerian forward failed to show for training four times last week and missed the 2-1 defeat at Everton as he attempted to force through a deadline-day move to Manchester City.

He was absent again as the Foxes were held 1-1 at home by Swansea City and it is unclear when he will return to the club.

Marc Albrighton has hit back at suggestions Leicester's players are angry with Riyad Mahrez
Marc Albrighton has hit back at suggestions Leicester's players are angry with Riyad Mahrez
'Iu2019ve seen a few stories saying the players were angry and itu2019s far from the truth,' he saidu00a0
'I’ve seen a few stories saying the players were angry and it’s far from the truth,' he said

However, Albrighton insists there is no backlash for him to face from colleagues, and likened reports this week to claims last year that players had forced title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri out of the club, saying they were simply not true.