Leicester manager charged by FA

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson has received deadline of December 16 to respond to a charge by the FA following an abusive remark made to a fan. Chairman of Leicester supporters group tagged the coach as arrogant, stating he refused to apologise for the insulting comment. Pearson's spat came after his side's 3-1 loss to Liverpool. Leicester, who play host to Manchester City in the Premier league on Saturday, last won in September and now maintain the bottom of the table. Pressed by fans' group to apologise, Pearson, 51, commented "there certainly won't be any apology".