Claudio Ranieri admits he may be too loyal to the likes of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, but says he is the right man for Leicester City.

The Premier League champions suffered their fifth defeat in a row when they lost 2-0 to fellow relegation battlers Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.

Swansea moved four points clear of the drop with the win while Leicester now sit just one point above 18th-placed Hull, but Ranieri is adamant he can steer the Foxes away from danger.

Vardy and Mahrez had 32 top-flight goals between them at this stage in the 2015-16 campaign but, after once again failing to find the net against Swansea, the pair have a combined total of just eight goals this time around.

“I could be (too loyal), could be,” Ranieri said of the players that contributed to Leicester’s Premier League success last season.

“Of course I must change something because it is not possible to continue in this way.”