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Leicester vs Brighton player ratings: Demarai Gray and Jamie Vardy deliver for the Foxes

Demarai Gray gave the Foxes after 10 minutes ( REUTERS )

Leicester City saw off battling Brighton to kick-start the Brendan Rodgers era with victory.

Demarai Gray and Jamie Vardy earned the Foxes a 2-1 win, and first since New Year's Day, despite the visitors' dogged persistence.

Glenn Murray's awful miss let Leicester off the hook at 1-0 and, while Davy Propper pulled a goal back, Brighton could not recover.

Rodgers, who signed a three-and-a-half-year deal after joining from Celtic before the game, watched from the stands and would have been encouraged with what he saw.

Leicester had lost seven of their previous nine outings but dug in against a determined Brighton side to rise to 11th.

The Seagulls, meanwhile, remain in relegation danger and sit just three points above the drop zone.

So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery below for our player ratings.

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