Ranieri's 40-point mantra no laughing matter now for Leicester


Football Soccer - FC Copenhagen v Leicester City - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group G - Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2/11/16 Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri after the match Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri spent the first half of last season talking about reaching the 40-point threshold to avoid relegation before his side galloped away with the title.

That was mainly in jest but if Leicester's Premier League results do not improve soon the Italian will be taken more seriously if he starts trotting out the same old line.

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