Ranieri predicts harder season

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Claudio Ranieri warned his Leicester City players to expect a tougher season after the Premier League champions were defeated 2-1 by Hull City.

Robert Snodgrass scored what turned out to be the winner for the Tigers in the early kick-off at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday. 

Adama Diomande put the home side ahead with a wonderful overhead kick but his effort was cancelled out two minutes later by a Riyad Mahrez penalty. 

The defeat meant Leicester – who lost just three league games last season – became the first Premier League champion to lose the first match of their title defence. 

Speaking to Sky Sports’ Geoff Shreeves after the defeat, Ranieri warned of a tougher campaign than last season’s fairytale. 

“I told my players …

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