Danny Drinkwater maintains Leicester are on course to meet their objectives this season despite a poor defence of their Premier League title so far.

While nobody expected to retain the league, there was hope of a better overall return than the current one - but the midfielder believes improvements will be made.

Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports News HQ, Drinkwater said: "We knew what we achieved was unbelievable and something that that probably won't happen again.

"We weren't going to try to match it but we needed to set a new target and hopefully reach it - and the target is still there to reach.

"We got through in the Champions League and, [with] where are we in the table, if we put a few wins together it looks a lot different. We are still looking at the positives.

"Come the end of the season, if we are in the top half and we've got through to the quarter finals of the Champions League, for a team like Leicester City, I can't see many people complaining.

"You can understand the frustrations of the fans at the minute, and people questioning it, but we'll get there.

"Looking at the first half of the season, it can only improve. The season before last we kicked on at a similar time so if that can happen again, we'll be fine.

"We're still that same team as last year, we know exactly what we are capable of, but it's a matter of putting it together on the pitch.

"It's about getting points sooner rather than later. The result against Manchester City is a perfect example of what we are capable of."