Ranieri may miss Leicester's title celebration

The London derby on May 2nd will decide whether Leicester will win the title early or not, but coach Claudio Ranieri cannot witness that moment.

Leicester are now eight points ahead of Tottenham. If Tottenham fail to beat Chelsea on the evening of May 2, Leicester will win the Premier League with two games to spare. The London derby will be the highlight of the tournament, but Ranieri will not be able to watch.

"I wanted to watch this match but I couldn't. I'll fly back to Italy tomorrow night and won't know the result until I land," coach Ranieri revealed.

If Tottenham lose or draw with Chelsea, Ranieri will be absent from his team's championship celebration party.

Ranieri will fly back to Italy when Tottenham meets Chelsea. Photo: AFP.

Leicester could have been crowned champions at Old Trafford on May 1 but Man Utd delayed their visitors' joy with a 1-1 draw. Both goals were scored early on.

"We were a little scared in the first 15 minutes. Man Utd played very well. After the equalizer, Leicester played more confidently and deserved to leave with a point. Without Vardy, we had a lot of difficulties," said the Italian coach. "Today we did not come to Old Trafford to win the championship. We wanted to play well because we knew this would be a very difficult match."

Manager Ranieri also said that defender Drinkwater did not deserve a second yellow card but accepted the referee's decision. He also said that Wayne Rooney should have been shown a red card for his foul on Demarai Gray.

According to VNE