Claudio Ranieri has made Leicester more composed, Marc Albrighton says

Claudio Ranieri has already made Leicester "more composed and compact", according to Marc Albrighton.

City have picked up under Ranieri where they left off last season under former manager Nigel Pearson, winning their first two games to make nine victories in 11 Premier League matches.

And winger Albrighton says the difference between the two bosses is the Italian's greater emphasis on defending.

He told Sky Sports News HQ: "Going forward we feel like we're a threat every time we attack, with the players we've got up top.

"Obviously the work rate the lads provide will always create chances, and they won't let defenders rest on the ball.

"The new manager has come in and is trying to shore things up at the back. We need to be solid, which I feel like we have been towards the end of last season.

"This season we look more composed and compact as a unit. That's what (Ranieri) is trying to get over to us - if we can shore things up there, fantastic."

Saturday's 2-1 win at West Ham briefly took Leicester top of the nascent table and was their first successful trip to the Boleyn Ground since August 2000, when Darren Eadie's goal gave new manager Peter Taylor a first victory.

Taylor was a guest on Sky Sports Now on Monday and said Pearson left the side in good shape for his successor.

"Leicester finished their season incredibly well, and Ranieri's just keeping up the good work that Nigel Pearson was doing. They're playing with lots of confidence and energy, and little things are going for them.

"If you're Ranieri you don't change too much. I've been lucky enough to follow Tony Pulis (at Gillingham) and Paul Lambert at Wycombe, and you don't change too much.

"The last thing you need is to be telling players, who have respect for the former manager, that he was doing it all wrong."