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Riyad Mahrez has given his first indication that he wants to stay at Leicester City, stating he is happy at the club.

Mahrez had sought a move away from the King Power Stadium in the summer and publicly stated he wanted a new challenge.

There was speculation Arsenal would make a move for his services.

However, the Gunners did not come in and the only club to bid for him were Roma, who had a £32million offer rejected during the summer transfer window.

Mahrez even left the Algeria national team training camp to fly back to Europe on deadline day to await a possible transfer, but none was forthcoming.

The former PFA player of the year and Ballon d’Or nominee said he has always been happy at City and insists he loves the club.

“I am settled, I’ve always been settled,” he said.

“Of course I wanted a new challenge, but it didn’t happen and that’s okay.

“Like I said, I wasn’t disappointed for myself because I love this club and I have been through everything with this club.

“We won the league, we were in the Champions League and we got safety in the last two games in the first year in the Premier League.

“I went from the Championship to the Premier League with this club. I have been through everything with this club. I am very confident here. I feel good.”

Mahrez has shown signs of getting back to his best form under new City boss Claude Puel, a fellow French speaker, and City will need him on top of his game if they have any hope of becoming the first side to beat league leaders Manchester City today.

Mahrez has been impressed by Pep Guardiola’s side’s start to the campaign, but he said City were still confident they can become the first side to overcome them.

“They play very good football,” said Mahrez.

“They are first in the table and it’s a good season so far for them. Yeah, I think we can do it (beat them). In the last two years we beat them twice.

“They are first in the league and they’ve won nearly every game so I don’t think they have a lot of weaknesses. We will try to beat them. We will give 100 per cent. We are at home and we are confident.

“The manager has had a good impact. We have won some games and we need to keep going. We’ve been training hard and we will see how we do on Saturday – it’s a good test for us.

“It’s difficult to have an impact in just a couple of weeks, but he’s trying to give us his ideas on how to play. He is calm.

“He speaks in the dressing room and in training and he’s good for us.”