Marcel Desailly believes Claudio Ranieri has finally sought revenge for his sacking by Chelsea more than a decade ago.

The Italian was removed from his post at Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2003/04 Premier League season after failing to guide the Blues to the title, which was won by Arsenal's 'Invincibles'.

Ranieri was cast aside for Jose Mourinho, who he ironically beat in December to end the Portuguese's second stint in West London, and former Chelsea captain Desailly feels he is on the verge of completing his retribution by leading Leicester City to an unlikely Premier League title.

"Remember, Ranieri should have won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2004, but lost out to Arsenal's Invincibles," the Frenchman told beIN Sports.

"That was actually Chelsea's year, too, but because Arsenal went unbeaten he got sacked for ­Mourinho. Now, he has got his revenge. Mourinho got sacked after losing to him 2-0 and he's going to go on and win the league.

"I think Leicester will win the title. They have a few games left and it's not just about them.

"It's also about Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City. They don't have that ­consistency to put a run together to catch Leicester."