Leicester City's Marc Albrighton praises club's battling spirit
Monday 2 May 2016 13:48, UK
Marc Albrighton believes the fighting qualities shown by Leicester throughout the season have helped them in their title bid.
Claudio Ranieri's side came from behind to draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, a result that moves them tantalisingly closer to winning the league.
Wes Morgan headed home from a free-kick to cancel out Anthony Martial's opener and earn a point against United.
Leicester will be crowned champions if Tottenham fail to win at Chelsea on Monday Night Football.
But even if Spurs do secure maximum points at their London rivals, the Foxes can win the Premier League if they beat Everton at the King Power Stadium in a Saturday Night Football clash on May 7.
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Winger Albrighton came off the bench for the final 13 minutes at Old Trafford and he feels they showed they were up for the fight from early in the season.
"We've got that never-say-die attitude. I think that's won us a lot of points this season," he said.
"Early on this season you've got the draws at Stoke and Southampton, we were 2-0 down in both of them, and 2-0 down in the home game against Villa [which Leicester went on to win 3-2].
"That showed our character early in the season and we've continued to do that.
"We've gone behind at Old Trafford, which is a daunting place. It's a big pitch and the fans are behind them, but credit to the lads, we carried on going, got the equaliser and held on."
Leicester took around 3,000 fans to Old Trafford on Sunday but Albrighton insisted they were not too disappointed at failing to win the league at the famous venue.
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"I wouldn't say [we were] dejected. We came to win the game and to wrap up the title, but it wasn't to be," he added.
"We were probably thinking what could have been and that we could have been over there celebrating with our fans, but we've still got another couple of chances to do that and hopefully we can."
Watch Chelsea v Tottenham on Monday Night Football - coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 7pm. Leicester then face Everton on Saturday Night Football, with coverage beginning on Sky Sports 1 HD at 5pm.
