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One-time Premier League title winners Leicester City should not be "anywhere near" the relegation zone in League One, says striker Emil Riis.

But with just two wins win from their opening eight matches in the third tier, the Foxes are just one point above the bottom four.

Despite back-to-back relegations and a summer shakeup at King Power Stadium, in which a number of high-profile and big earning players were moved on, Leicester dropped into League One as favourites to immediately bounce back with promotion.

Danish forward Riis was among a number of summer recruits brought in as part of Leicester's rebuild in League One, and he remains defiantly optimistic about the campaign despite the slow start to the season that has them languishing near the relegation spots.

"It's definitely not good enough, we shouldn't be anywhere near that," he told BBC Radio Leicester.

"But it's early on in the season and it's a new group, but I'm sure we will up there by the end of the season."

Riis, who is Leicester's top scorer this term with four goals, says "hard work" will be needed from Russell Martin's side to turn their fortunes around.

"There is only one way out and that is keep believing and fighting," he said.

You can listen to Riis' full interview with BBC Radio Leicester by clicking the play button above, while more interviews and analysis are available on Leicester City's BBC Sounds page.

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff and Tommy Smith are joined by former Hornets midfielder Tom Ince to chat about Watford, with the club in the Championship relegation zone after 10 games.

What's it like amid the constant turnover of managers in the dugout? Will they buck the trend and stick with Alessio Dionisi?

Plus, hear from Jon Rudkin, Leicester City's chief football officer, on the situation the club currently finds itself in. Will Leicester stick with Russell Martin, or do they need to make a change to ensure success?

And Tommy gives his opinion on Spygate after Southampton boss Tonda Eckert was handed a suspended six-week ban for his part in the spying scandal.

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