Daniel Storey: Now is not the time for Leicester to lose their bottle

Now Leicester are on the verge of calamity. It was not just that they lost so comprehensively to Newcastle, but that the manner of their defending made such a defeat inevitable
Leicester City's Marc Albrighton looks dejected after Newcastle United's Callum Wilson (third left) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game. Picture: PA

Leicester City's Marc Albrighton looks dejected after Newcastle United's Callum Wilson (third left) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game. Picture: PA

Leicester City are on the verge of calamity...

Last weekend's draw at Southampton, despite playing for more than an hour against 10 men, was sold as an irksome misstep but nothing more. Beat Newcastle United at home and Champions League football would almost certainly be theirs.

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