The Middlesbrough manager gives his thoughts on Leicester City’s start to the season and their performances under new manager Enzo Maresca ahead of Saturday’s game
Leicester City’s start to the Championship campaign and their charge towards an immediate Premier League return is not as simple as they have made it look, Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick believes.
City have set records in their superb run of results over the first few months of the campaign and have an 11-point cushion inside the automatic promotion places ahead of their trip to the Riverside Stadium. The loss to Leeds last time out ended a run of nine straight victories.
Because they’ve just come down from the Premier League and still have plenty of quality players in their squad, City’s form has been downplayed in some parts. Carrick says it shouldn’t be, as 13 wins from 15 matches is not easy.
“I’ve been hugely impressed with what they’ve done and how they’ve done it,” the Boro manager said at his press conference ahead of the clash on Saturday. “It’s not easy.
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