Rodgers insists Leicester squad are still "very much together"

Beleaguered Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is adamant his underperforming players are "very much together" and "giving everything" despite the club's worst start to a Premier League season.

The struggling Foxes remain bottom of the table with just a single point after Sunday's 5-2 hammering at Brighton condemned them to a a fifth consecutive top-flight defeat.

Sections of City's travelling support turned on their under-pressure manager at the Amex Stadium, unfurling a 'Rodgers Out' banner at full-time and chanting for him to be sacked.

Leicester's players also vented frustration in Sussex, which included heated on-field exchanges between Wilfred Ndidi and goalkeeper Danny Ward and, later, James Maddison and substitute Daniel Amartey.

"I'm happy when that happens because they've got to tell each other," Rodgers said of the disagreements.

"You can't hide behind a rock and pretend it's not happening.

"The group is very much together, that's the beauty of it. The spirit's there, a great bunch of guys that have talent but, at the minute, collectively we're not quite showing that talent and that's (due to) confidence.

"We're very much together, there's no doubt about that. But the telling things to each other on the pitch, I like that.

"The players are giving everything and fighting."

After coming 12th the season after their shock 2016 title success, Leicester have registered five successive top-half finishes in the Premier League.

But, following a frustrating transfer window in which he was unable to significantly add to his selection options, Rodgers has already warned that avoiding relegation is the main aim this term.

The Northern Irishman feels it is "a constant challenge" to plug gaps in his team after likening his squad to a