Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said he will pick players on their ability and won't be afraid to give opportunities to young players.

Ranieri earned the nickname 'The Tinkerman' during his spell at Chelsea due to his squad rotation policy but he argues that his policy enabled him to give chances to players like Gianfranco Zola during his time at Napoli and John Terry in his early days at Stamford Bridge,

"Yes, I think everyone now rotates," he said. "The Tinkerman was one, now there are a lot of Tinkermen.

"If you know me well, a lot of young players made their debut with me. Zola in Naples, John Terry at Chelsea. I'll look around the academy.

"If there is somebody, I pick him and play him. I have no problem.

"If you remember, I had a couple of centre-backs, one was a Euro and World Cup winner, (Marcel) Desailly and (Frank) Leboeuf, and, when I watched John Terry in the second team, I picked up on him and I put him in the squad.

"If one player is good, he plays."