Riyad Mahrez is not responsible for the indifferent run of form Leicester are currently experiencing, according to manager Claude Puel.
Puel's team have failed to win any of the five Premier League matches since Mahrez's proposed move to Manchester City failed to materialise at the end of the January transfer window.
The 27-year-old winger did not train for 10 days and missed two matches after the club turned down his requests to join Pep Guardiola's league leaders.
However, Leicester's languid run precedes the transfer saga, with the Foxes having won just two league games from the last 12 stretching back to mid-December.