Irish Daily Mirror

Puel uses stars to deflect flak

- BY JAMES NURSEY

CLAUDE PUEL has hit back at critics, insisting top clubs are chasing Leicester’s stars because they are progressin­g under him.

The manager is under pressure after a winless run of six games with five defeats in all competitio­ns.

It has seen City slip to 12th, but Puel pointed to Ben Chilwell, James Maddison and Harry Maguire as a measure of his work, saying: “If we were playing poorly, other teams would not be interested in our players. This is a good feeling for me.”

 ??  ?? MEN IN DEMAND Chilwell and Maguire
MEN IN DEMAND Chilwell and Maguire

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