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The Foxes head into Christmas Day top of the league, five points clear of second-placed Arsenal, but the former Chelsea boss insists his side can play without any fear.
Claudio Ranieri insists there is no pressure on Leicester City to maintain their unlikely Premier League title bid.
The Foxes head into the Christmas period top of the league, sitting five points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who face Manchester City on Monday.
Ranieri, though, says that it is a lack of pressure that is getting the best out of his team, who have not lost in the Premier League since September.
"I have managed a lot of top teams and there were a lot of great players. Maybe here there aren't those great players but there is a team with great spirit," said Ranieri, the former Chelsea, Valencia, Juventus, Roma, Inter, Monaco and Greece boss.
"And I believe there are great players inside them, which nobody saw before. "To do this is okay for one, two three matches not for six months.
"Last season they had stress not this year.
"I think they enjoy it and they must continue this way. If we make something special it is a miracle. If it doesn't happen it is a miracle anyway: so enjoy and play."
Ranieri has also dismissed any possibility of selling his best players in January, as Premier League rivals Manchester United and Chelsea reportedly line up for the likes of Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, but says new signings are also unlikely.
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