Premier League: Nigel Pearson wants cutting edge from Leicester City

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has called on his players to be more clinical if they are to establish themselves in the Premier League.

The Foxes have claimed nine points from seven games after ending their 10-year absence from the top flight, the highlight their 5-3 victory over Manchester United at the King Power Stadium last month.

However, they have lost 2-0 at Crystal Palace and drawn 2-2 at home with Burnley since beating United and Pearson has demanded more of a cutting edge from his side if they are to avoid relegation.

Pearson, whose side travel to Newcastle on Saturday, said: "The first five games I was pretty happy with, but the last two games we've not got the points we would have liked.

"It's an ongoing process, and has shown us no game is easy. You can talk until you are blue in the face about how other people see games going, but every fixture is a tough one. We've done okay, but we could do better.

"We've probably done better in some games than other people might have thought, but we've probably not been clinical enough in others.

We've probably done better in some games than other people might have thought, but we've probably not been clinical enough in others.

"There is always going to be room for improvement, but the big thing for me is the players have applied themselves very well so far.

"But they've had to because to compete in this league remains a very tough thing to do, especially for sides like ourselves who have just been promoted.

"You have to acclimatise pretty quickly. A honeymoon period? There isn't one, I don't think there ever is one. We have to evaluate what we do and set realistic targets for ourselves.

"The players are ambitious and want to establish themselves in the Premier League, and of course, we as a football club want to do the same, but that will remain a very tough thing for us to do."