Excitement growing for Claudio Ranieri’s title favourites

Crystal Palace 0 Leicester City 1: Claudio Ranieri may have claimed after Saturday’s game he would be happy no matter what the final outcome of this season, but there is no doubt the complexion of the title race has changed.
Excitement growing for Claudio Ranieri’s title favourites

From rank outsiders to clear favourites, the shock now will be if Leicester fall short.

Saturday’s victory at Crystal Palace demonstrated both the qualities that have pushed Ranieri’s side clear at the head of the table and, later on in the game, the nerves that could yet undermine a group of players unaccustomed to the pressure of challenging for honours.

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