Riyad Mahrez made his return to the first-team squad after missing two league fixturesLeicester boss Claude Puel has described Riyad Mahrez's self-imposed exile from the club after a Deadline Day move to Manchester City failed to materialise as a "mistake". Mahrez was a 62nd-minute substitute at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday"I think since the beginning of the situation it was tough to manage, but all the time we kept united about this situation and about Riyad," Puel was quoted by the Leicester Mercury. Highlights: Man City 5-1 Leicester Highlights: Man City 5-1 Leicester"Off the back of that, many people and journalists have made assumptions without properly checking the story, so I would like to clarify that all those so-called assumptions of why I was absent are completely untrue. "Leicester City were always aware of my whereabouts and had knowledge of my thinking either directly or via my advisers. Leicester vs Stoke Live on"I have been a part of the Leicester City team that has achieved much success including promotion to the Premier League and being champions of the league.

Source: Sky sports February 12, 2018 10:30 UTC