Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has expressed his relief at seeing his side end their 13-match winless run after defeating Hull City 1-0 in Sunday's Premier League game at the KC Stadium.

Riyad Mahrez's first-half strike proved enough to give the Foxes their first win in the top flight since beating Manchester United 5-3 back in September.

Pearson told reporters after the game: "Relief, that's the overriding feeling. But we need to back it up. We know we've dropped an awful lot of points. A lot of our performances have deserved more than what we had today.

"Steve BrucE will feel his side should have won the game and we have had that feeling a number of times this season, but we can't relax now. We produced a grit and determination to keep the ball out of the net and we rode our luck."

Leicester remain bottom of the Premier League, three points from safety.

Written by
Giuseppe Labellarte