Gary Lineker has urged Leicester City to “get a grip” of the Championship title race after the weekend action provided yet another twist. While the Foxes fell to a surprising defeat at Plymouth Argyle on Friday – their sixth loss in their last 10 league games – Leeds United lost to Blackburn and Ipswich drew with Middlesbrough.
All that means Enzo Maresca’s men remain in the automatic promotion places despite losing at Plymouth and Millwall last week. And they have four games remaining of their 2023/24 season, one more than their title rivals, but knowing they have to return to their very best if they are to earn promotion back to the Premier League.
Lineker, the Leicester-born club legend, has admitted they are “getting away with it” after results went their way over the weekend, but nevertheless and sent a rallying cry to his former club. Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, he said: “Nobody wants to go up. Nobody wants to win a game. Nobody wants to score a bloody goal.
