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Nigel Pearson: Leicester must move on from Man City defeat

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson was pleased with the efforts of his side in the 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, even if they counted for little.

Frank Lampard equalled Thierry Henry's haul of 175 Premier League goals with the only goal at the King Power Stadium on Saturday leaving the Foxes rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

"It was a disappointing result for us, one that I don't think we necessarily deserved, but we have got to deal with it and move on," he said. "There is not a lot we can do about it now.

"I was very pleased with the performance, but what we are looking for is results. Unfortunately we have been unable to break them down.

"Games like that when you can't break teams down, you have got to keep a clean sheet. We were undone just before half-time and that remains a frustration for us."

Pearson, who was recently involved in an exchange with a disgruntled fan, received good backing from home support against City.

"I am not dismissing that, it is positive, but the important thing is the supporters stay behind the players," he said. "My philosophy is always to continue working in the way I feel is right.

"It is clear people have been frustrated with how things have gone in the last couple of months but I think it is too easy to over-emphasise the negatives. The performance today is something to be encouraged by."

Pearson was puzzled by and played down the significance of a picture of a fan apparently being ushered away from him by a steward early in the game.

"I think that was David Nugent's dad," he added. "People may be trying to exploit potential situations to expand on something that happened last week. Quite frankly, I'm not interested."