Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri insists they will survive without former football director Steve Walsh.

The Foxes boss was disappointed to see his influential assistant manager depart for Everton earlier this week.

Ranieri said: "I worked with Steve at Chelsea a long time ago. I was very pleased to work with him also here at Leicester.

"Now he wants to go and I can only say thank you. He worked so well here.

"But now we have our plan and will continue with our plan.

"Without me, without the players, football always goes on."