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Ranieri: Leicester players deserve champagne for reaching 40 points

Claudio Ranieri feels his players deserve to celebrate, despite Leicester being held to a scoreless draw by AFC Bournemouth.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says his players deserve champagne after reaching 40 points with a 0-0 draw against 10-man AFC Bournemouth.

The Foxes fell two points behind first-place Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after a match that saw Jamie Vardy hit the post and Riyad Mahrez have a second-half penalty saved by Artur Boruc.

Leicester has not scored or won for three consecutive matches, but Ranieri was still in the mood for celebration, having reached his 40-point target after just 20 matches.