'Battle' for survival will 'go to the last day' - Van Nistelrooy

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy feels the fight for Premier League survival will go down to the final game of the season but "the belief" to stay up is "definitely still there".

The Foxes' defeat to Crystal Palace on Wednesday was their sixth successive loss in the league and they remain second from bottom.

"We want to be out of the situation come May," said Van Nistelrooy. "We also know we are in a position with three or four teams that are close together and they are also dropping points.

"That makes the situation possible, but it is up to us to start collecting points. Performances are something you can build on but we are all fed up of that.

"From the first day I joined, I spoke about it going right to the last day this battle. You have hopes, we could surprise and get more results to get us out of the situation early, so in that sense it is disappointing that didn't happen.

"There is an amount of patience required, for a six-week start of a collaboration between me and the players, the club, and to believe that in this path good performances will turn into points.

"The belief is there, definitely. With the remaining games and how close the bottom five teams is together, there is possibilities, but we have to start collecting points."

Leicester travel to Bournemouth for the final game of the season, but will also face relegation rivals Ipswich and Southampton in the final four games.