Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri on Thursday (18th August) talked about the visit of Arsenal in the English Premier League.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Claudio Ranieri, Manager:

(On Riyad Mahrez signing a contract extension)

"Yes, I am very pleased about that, but I was so sure. Only the speculation every time. First of all (Jamie) Vardy and then after (Riyad) Mahrez. We lost only (N'Golo) Kante and now it is important to stay very concentrated together for the next match. It is a very important match on Saturday."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Claudio Ranieri, Manager:

(on their two losses to Arsenal last season)

"Yes, we lost twice. We lost twice. We know it is a very good team and a good manager. We are ready and we try to do our best to try to find the right solution to beat them."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Claudio Ranieri, Manager:

"No, no, no, no, no. The big teams can feel confident. Of course when you win you are more confident, but you are to show also that we lost the first match (against Hull City). I watched the match of Arsenal and they played so well (in) the first half. At the beginning (of) the second half they have something strange and Liverpool score three times."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Claudio Ranieri, Manager:

(on the form of Jamie Vardy)

"Look, Jamie (Vardy) is working with us when we arrive in Los Angeles because he had an operation. He made the Euro Cup (Euro 2016) and then he had to grow up slowly, slowly. It is not possible to be 100 per cent at the beginning."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Claudio Ranieri, Manager:

"We are ready. We are ready to fight. We respect very much Arsenal because we won the league, but it is the first time we stay at the same level and Arsenal is... I remember Arsenal always at the top, at the top, at the top."