Claudio Ranieri believes that Leicester City's title rivals are under immense pressure.

Leicester maintained their five-point lead at the top of the table to following a stunning 3-1 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and the Foxes have been placed as favourites by many to claim the title this season.

Ranieri has finally acknowledged that his side stand a great chance of claiming the premiership and believes that their rivals could crumble under the pressure as they are expected to perform whereas the Foxes are not.

Ranieri said: "The pressure is on the other teams who have spent a lot of money to win the Premier League and the Champions League.

"Of course they [their title rivals] are nervous but it doesn't matter to me, it's not my problem.

"I love the spirit in this team but it's inside my players. I want this type of spirit but if you don't have it you can't give it me. For me it's important to link this spirit together."