Leicester deserved to beat West Ham - Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri says his side were deserved winners
against West Ham as Leicester City progressed to the
fourth round of the League Cup.

Claudio Ranieri was delighted with Leicester City's "fantastic
performance" as his side secured a place in the fourth round of
the League Cup with a dramatic 2-1 win over West Ham.

Andy King's powerful header sealed the victory late in extra-
time at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday, with the hosts
having dominated proceedings – West Ham goalkeeper Adrian
pulling off a string of excellent saves to keep Leicester at bay
after Mauro Zarate's effort had cancelled out Joe Dodoo's
opener.

And despite their wastefulness in front of goal, Ranieri was
thrilled with the effort of his players as three-time League Cup
winners Leicester maintained their unbeaten start to 2015/16.

"We deserved it. We made a fantastic performance, and created
10 great chances to score. Their keeper was man of the match,"
he said.

"We had the names of the first five penalty takers written down.
But we deserved to score a winner. It was a great goal.

"We changed 10 players, but they played at the same level.

They're a great group and they work very hard. I'm very happy."