Claudio Ranieri will have 'revenge' over Arsenal and Chelsea when Leicester clinch title

CLAUDIO RANIERI is having his revenge against Arsenal and Chelsea this season as Leicester ride high in the Premier League, claims Marcel Desailly.

Ranieri was sacked as the Blues boss in 2004 and replaced by Jose Mourinho as the Gunners went on to lift the title that year.

However, this term, the Italian is performing wonders with the Foxes as they look set to win the Premier League for the first time in their history.

And coupled with Mourinho's sacking in December and the pressure currently mounting on Wenger, former defender Desailly believes Ranieri will be enjoying his 'revenge'.

"Remember, Ranieri should have won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2004, but lost out to Arsenal's Invincibles," he told BeIN Sport.

 "That was actually Chelsea’s year, too, but because Arsenal went unbeaten he got sacked for ­Mourinho.

"Now, he has got his revenge. Mourinho got sacked after losing to him 2-0 and he’s going to go on and win the league.

"I think Leicester will win the title. They have a few games left and it’s not just about them.

"It's also about Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City. They don’t have that ­consistency to put a run together to catch Leicester."