Claudio Ranieri delighted with Leicester win at West Ham

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri was full of joy with his side after they made it two wins from two with a 2-1 victory over West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday.

The Foxes, who began the new Premier League season with an impressive 4-2 home win over Sunderland last weekend, raced into a two goal first-half lead in east London with Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez on target. 

Dimitri Payet pulled a goal back for Hammers, but it was not enough to stop Leicester claiming their first win at Upton Park in 15 years and overtaking Manchester United as the early Premier League leaders. 

Though more than pleased with his side’s start to the new season, Ranieri was refusing to get carried away with their position at the top of the table.

"I look at the table and then I say 'okay, us six points'," he said.

"That is important for us, not to be top of the league. That is for others, not me. I don't think too much. I look at my players, I train my players...they can win, they can draw, they can lose. But now we have six points which is very, very important for us to maintain ourselves and play in that league.

"I want to maintain a low profile. We can't think we are top of the league. We have six points that is important for us."

Having been the better side in the first half, Leicester were forced back after the break but did not fold after conceding and held on for the win – with Ranieri happy to see his players fighting for the cause.

"In the second half we suffered a lot," Ranieri added.

"First half we played well; ball on the floor, play quickly, two touches and I think we surprised West Ham. Afterwards it was normal, West Ham play at home, want to draw the match, and we conceded a lot of the pitch to them.

"We suffer and then I watched my players suffer and fight together. And that's it. They are afraid, I didn't know, but now I am very happy for all the performances."