Former Leicester City defender Gerry Taggart has welcomed the appointment of new manager Claude Puel.

Taggart has been impressed by Puel's previous record with Southampton and Lyon and is confident the Frenchman's wealth of experience can help Leicester improve.

Taggart told Sky Sports News: "When you get a team like Lyon to the Champions League semi-finals you know your business in terms of setting teams up and playing the game.

"You have to look at his record and the owners' record in appointing managers. He may not be a sexy fit but he's a bit pragmatic and that may suit Leicester, who in the past [have been] a counter-attacking team.

"Puel likes to play his football. He didn't do anything wrong at Southampton, he left them in a better place than they are now. Just give him a little bit of time.

"I think the key is if it's not broken, don't fix it. Claudio Ranieri made a rod for his own back and tried to change too much and you saw the result of that when Craig Shakespeare took over and they won five on the bounce in the Premier League."