Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has stated that Tottenham Hotspur have to be considered as favourites to claim the Premier League title.

The East Midlands outfit are currently occupying top spot on the Premier League table and will be looking to stave off challenges from the likes of Spurs, Arsenal and Manchester City in a bid to claim an unprecedented title this season.

Despite Leicester's position in the league though, Ranieri does not think his side are favourites to claim the Premier League crown and believes that Mauricio Pochettino's North Londoners are better placed to hold aloft the coveted trophy.

Ranieri said: "Tottenham, in my opinion, are favourites then Arsenal, Manchester City. Tottenham are strong in every situation. When they defend and when they attack they know what they want. Everyone is speaking about Leicester but nobody is speaking about Tottenham.

"We are the surprise, that is fantastic, a good energy, but if we are realistic the real competitors are City, Arsenal and Tottenham.

"Our job is done, we wanted to be safe and now there is something new. You can achieve something new if you think match-by-match. Now we are focused on West Brom, we know we can win, lose or draw but it's not important what the other teams do."