Sunderland Echo

Lions boss: No surprise to KO Foxes

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Millwall manager Neil Harris admits he was not surprised his League One side beat Leicester in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Shaun Cummings’ 90th-minute winner heap more pressure on Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri and his beleaguere­d side.

Millwall were reduced to 10 men for much of the second half after Jake Cooper was dismissed for his second booking following a rash tackle on Ahmed Musa.

But the deficit only sought to galvanise the League One club

“I think people thought we had a chance, and we did,” said Harris. “We assumed Claudio would make changes but the quality of player you are playing against is outstandin­g.

“We were the underdog. There is no doubting that. We knew we could cause Leicester problems by playing high-tempo, aggressive football.

“Am I surprised we won? I wouldn’t say surprised. We knew we would have to catch Leicester cold, which we did for the last half hour.”

Ranieri, with one eye on his side’s trip to Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday and their precarious position just above the relegation zone in the Premier League, made 10 changes.

“We made 10 changes also against Derby in the last round and we won,” he said.

“They showed a good performanc­e 11 v 11 but we lost the desire and the concentrat­ion because they found a goal and nobody marked the man.”

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