Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri is backing his players to keep their dream run in the Premier League going.

The Italian claims that his Foxes, who sit second on the table, are slowly accepting that they are capable of achieving something special this season and he wants them to keep the fans at King Power Stadium dreaming big.

"I think slowly, slowly they believe they can do something special. It's not easy of course, but it is important to try. Sometimes you need a bit of luck," Ranieri said ahead of the weekend's clash with bottom-placed Aston Villa.

"When we drew against United and City my players weren't happy. They were as if we had lost the match. That was fantastic because they wanted to win.

"Now it's fantastic and now our fans are dreaming. They must continue to dream and we must continue to work hard."