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Claude Puel hailed the fighting spirit as ten-man Leicester City came back to grab a point at Brighton and Hove Albion.

But the City boss also warned his players must adjust their attitude to avoid red cards after James Maddison was sent off for two bookings inside three first half minutes.

His first was for a blatant pull on Anthony Knockaert and he then went down too easily inside the penalty area trying to earn a penalty to receive a second yellow.

It was City’s fourth red card of the season and while Puel believes his players have been unlucky on occasions, he also said they must be smarter when on a yellow.

City grabbed a point when substitute Jamie Vardy converted a late penalty his fellow substitute Kelechi Iheanacho earned.

“I am proud of our collective reaction, our game in the second half,” he said.

“We played like 11 men in the second half. It was a fantastic feeling to come back into the game in this bad situation, after all the difficulties in the second half, the sending off and the goal conceded from a set piece. We deserved a point.

“We showed a strong mentality with just ten men and quality with the ball. I think we deserved we the win in the end because we dominated a lot of the second half. I appreciated a lot our collective reaction.

“All the players worked to change the game. Jamie scored the penalty and he brought this fighting spirit, but I was also happy with Iheanacho and Ndidi, all the squad they gave their best to come back into the game.

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“I think it was a fantastic spirit and I hope we can continue this way.

“We can prevent this bad situation and correct some aspects, but you saw we had fantastic strength in the team.

“It is not the first time we have faced difficulties and come back into a game. It is encouraging for the future.”

Puel said he would review the two yellow cards for Maddison before discussing the situation with the young attacking midfielder.

“It is our fourth sending off,” said Puel. “That is a lot and we have to manage better our attitude and our games.

“Sometimes it is our fault and other times I think it is a bad decision. Sometimes yellow cards for Wes Morgan (who has been sent off twice this season) were not good.

“For me they were bad decisions, but we have to manage better when we have a yellow card and manage better our tackles and desire without taking another yellow card because after it is always difficult for the team.

“It was difficult of course to accept two yellow cards in three minutes and the sending off put us in difficulties, but I have to review the replay about the first and second yellow cards, and then we discuss with Maddie.

“Maddison, perhaps he deserved a sending off, but I will watch the replay.”