Akinbiyi: Don't blame me

Akinbiyi has struggled to adapt to the Premiership

Ade Akinbiyi has denied suggestions he is to blame for Peter Taylor's sacking as Leicester manager.

Taylor signed the striker for £5m from Wolves last season and he has struggled to adapt to the Premiership.

Some Leicester fans and media pundits believe his lack of goals was a significant factor in Taylor's dismissal.

But Akinbiyi declared: "I'm not the one to blame.

"It's not fair that I should get the blame for everything that has gone wrong at Leicester.

"Every time I look there seems to be a story saying Peter Taylor's bad signings got him the sack or that Ade Akinbiyi is a flop, and that is hard to take.

"Things got so bad that Peter dropped me for three or four games to take the pressure off himself and that just made me feel worse."

The former Bristol City forward, who has scored nine goals in 43 Premiership games at City, revealed he even considered quitting Filbert Street.

"I have thought about leaving twice already," he told the Daily Express.

"I told friends I wanted to go on the transfer list. Things were so bad I just wanted to get away.

"I have calmed down since. Maybe I can get a fresh start under a new manager."