Alan Pardew slams Claudio Ranieri for not giving Crystal Palace players the ball as they chased equaliser... but Leicester boss says sorry for not shaking hands at full-time

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Alan Pardew accused Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri of lacking respect after his Crystal Palace side fell to defeat.

The Palace manager was furious that Ranieri appeared not to give the ball back to his players as they chased an equaliser late in the game at the King Power Stadium.

Words were exchanged between the rival managers on the touchline and Ranieri then did not shake Pardew’s hand when the full-time whistle blew. 

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew (right) has slammed Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri (left)

Pardew, above trying to get the ball ahead of Nathan Dyer, says Ranieri showed a lack of respect on Saturday

Crystal Palace were defeated 1-0 by Leicester at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League clash

‘I thought he was goading our players (not giving the ball back) and he didn't shake my hand at full-time, which is disappointing,’ Pardew said. 'But it's a long game and they've got to come to our place and we'll remember that.

‘It was a tight game, Leicester weren't really going anywhere and it was a mistake that cost us the game. I thought we did a pretty good job.'

The incident clearly riled Pardew, who was noticeably prickly in his post-match press conference. 

But Ranieri later apologised and claimed he was too consumed by going to congratulate his players. ‘I was trying so hard to go shake the hand of my players,’ Ranieri insisted. ‘I’m so sorry to him, I invited him now to come in my dressing room to take a cup of win. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.’ 

Pardew says Ranieri was goading his Crystal Palace players by not getting the ball back in play

The two managers greet prior to kick-off in Leicester but Pardew says Ranieri didn't shake his hand at full-time

Jamie Vardy scored the only goal of the game and created a little piece of history in the process as Leicester claimed another victory on Saturday.

In the build-up to the match Pardew spoke of his admiration for Vardy, who like himself reached the top flight relatively late in his career after progressing through non-league football.

By his recent standards it was a relatively quiet afternoon for the busy striker but there was much to admire about the finish from Vardy that won the contest. However, Pardew would have found little to like about his team's defending which presented him with the chance to score his 10th goal of the season.

In reaching double figures, Vardy found the back of the net for the seventh successive Barclays Premier League fixture, adding his name to an elite group which includes Ruud van Nistelrooy, Daniel Stur

Jamie Vardy found the net for the seventh successive Premier League fixture on Saturday