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Leonardo Ulloa says Leicester will keep fighting in race for Premier League

Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City is congratulated by teammate Jamie Vardy of Leicester City after scoring his team's first v Man Utd
Image: Leonardo Ulloa says Leicester will not change their approach

Leonardo Ulloa insists winning the Premier League is not out of Leicester's reach after their 3-1 win at title rivals Manchester City.

Leicester dominated Manuel Pellegrini's men in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off as they fired the strongest warning yet that their surprise title challenge is a genuine one.

The Foxes were 5000/1 with some bookmakers to win the title at the beginning of the season but with a five-point lead at the top, they have now been cut to 7/4 favourites to take the crown.

"After this everything is possible," Ulloa said.

"But we need to fight the same and play with the same mentality, and the same spirit. After that we will wait to see what happens at the end of the season."

Victory at the Etihad Stadium came just four days after an impressive 2-0 win over Liverpool but the games are coming thick and fast for Claudio Ranieri's side, who visit fellow title contenders Arsenal next week.

"We are so happy because this was a massive game," Ulloa said.

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"Everyone is happy now. We need to enjoy this but on Sunday we start to think about Arsenal.

"We knew these were two difficult games. We wanted six points and we are now focused on the next game.

"We don't think about the title. We think for the next game, step-by-step, and at the end of the season we will know what happened."

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 25:  Pablo Zabaleta of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool
Image: Pablo Zabaleta hopes City's best players can recapture their form

Defeat against Leicester was the latest of a number of unconvincing performances from Manchester City this season.

But defender Pablo Zabaleta is confident Pellegrini's men can recapture their best form, insisting there is some way to go before the title is decided.

He said: "Six points behind now, obviously this was a crucial game to try to get three points and be on top of the league, but there's still a long way to go.

"In this league you cannot give up so early, we need to keep working hard and just try to be back in our best form to win the games.

"We have the Champions League coming up as well so we need to reach again our best form and obviously you need your best playing their best football."

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