'You do have to pinch yourself a little bit'

Max Cleworth says Wrexham will savour the moment when they go to Leicester City on Tuesday (19:45 BST) as Phil Parkinson's side go in search of a third straight away league win.

Leicester, who famously won the Premier League title in 2016, are aiming for an immediate return to the top flight this season after relegation last term.

Wrexham, by contrast, are attempting to establish themselves in the Championship having climbed into the second tier for only the second time in the club's history on the back of three successive promotions.

Defender Cleworth, one of the survivors of the Red Dragons side who were playing in the National League as recently as 2023, says league trips to clubs like Leicester are "a big thing".

"When you think back to three years ago and some of the away days in the National League, now we are going to the King Power," he said.

"You do have to pinch yourself a little bit. It's something we have to enjoy and then go out there and put in a good performance for the fans, who will once again travel in numbers.

"These are the games you want to play when you come up to the Championship."

Wrexham are 15th in the early-season table having lost only once in five Championship games since beginning the campaign with back-to-back league losses.

They are yet to win at home in the league since promotion from League One, but have claimed notable victories at Norwich City and Millwall in their past two away trips.

Now comes the challenge of facing fifth-placed Leicester, who have lost just one league game so far this season but have drawn the past three.

After an overhaul of Parkinson's squad during the summer transfer window, Cleworth reckons Wrexham are improving all the time.

"There was a big turnover of players this summer and it's taken a bit of time to gel," he added.