Early Warning From Leicester With 4-2 Win Over Burnley

Leicester's head coach Brendan Rodgers , right, greets Leicester's Caglar Soyuncu after the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Burnley at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Peter Powell, Pool via AP)

Leicester's head coach Brendan Rodgers , right, greets Leicester's Caglar Soyuncu after the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Burnley at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Peter Powell, Pool via AP)

Leicester sent out a warning to Premier League rivals as midfielder Dennis Praets thunderbolt sealed a 42 win over Burnley on Sunday.

LEICESTER, England: Leicester sent out a warning to Premier League rivals as midfielder Dennis Praets thunderbolt sealed a 4-2 win over Burnley on Sunday.

The victory at the King Power Stadium left Leicester top of the early table on goal difference.

Harvey Barnes, Erik Pieters own-goal and James Justin helped proved the hosts are over last seasons disappointment of missing out on the Champions League on the final day. Praet rifled into the top corner from the edge of the area 11 minutes from time to add a fourth.

Chris Woods opener for Burnley in the 10th minute briefly threatened to derail Brendan Rodgers side and while Jimmy Dunne pulled a goal back, the Foxes were comfortable winners.

Leicester maintained its 100% record following a 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion last week the first time it has won the opening two league games since 2015, when Leicester went on to win a shock title.

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