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Ben Chilwell insists the Leicester City players are right behind manager Claude Puel.

National newspaper reports before Christmas stated that Puel had lost the dressing room at Belvoir Drive as the squad felt disillusioned with Puel’s training methods and how he was asking them to play.

However, England international Chilwell branded the reports as "utter rubbish" and said City’s nine point haul over the festive season, including wins over Chelsea and Manchester City, were evidence that Puel still had the support of the players.

The 22-year-old said Puel has the support of the younger players, including Hamza Choudhury, Demarai Gray, Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison and Harry Maguire in particular because he has shown faith in them by playing them regularly in the first team.

“That’s just a load of rubbish,” Chilwell said of the reports.

“We’re very happy with him, he’s very happy with us. I think that shows on the pitch.

“Nine points from the past four games – the only way to answer reports like that is to go and get wins and that’s what we’ve been doing.

“It’s a very young side. It’s weird, you’ve got Hamza inside, you’ve got Wilf inside, you’ve got Harry next to you, you’ve got Dimi in front, you’ve got Madders in front. There’s a lot of young players and we’re all loving playing together.

“I’m very happy that the manager has put a lot of faith in us to play.”