Gary Lineker 'embarrassed' as Fulham rage against relegation-threatened Leicester

Gary Lineker has torn his beloved Leicester City apart after producing an 'embarrassing' first-half display against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday. The Foxes were desperate for three points as the threat of relegation loomed over them, but Dean Smith's side put up a dismal first-half performance as Fulham lashed out in front of their home fans.

The Cottagers were quick from the blocks to take a two-goal lead through their brilliant Brazilian pair of Willian and Carlos Vinicius as Leicester were open at will. And soon after, Tom Cairney added to the misery with a third just before halftime.

Lineker, a loyal Leicester fan who has been spotted at the King Power Stadium on several occasions this season, was clearly furious at what he was witnessing after a dismal first half for Leicester, which only came out of the relegation zone only on goal difference.

And the Match of the Day presenter made it clear how he felt about his team, tweeting to his 8.9 million followers: 'This is embarrassing', with a facepalm emoji to perfectly sum up his disapproval.

It's unclear whether Smith's players saw his half-time tweet for motivation or not, but Leicester improved after the break.

They would concede first, however, before coming alive, with Cairney winning his second of the afternoon before Harvey Barnes collected one for the visitors.

Leicester then had a golden chance to give themselves a silver lining in west London when they were awarded a penalty, but Jamie Vardy was superbly denied by Bernd Leno in the Fulham goal.< /p>

And the relegation-threatened side would pay a heavy price for that failure as Willian scored his second and Fulham's fifth of the afternoon to rack up the misery.

James Maddison stepped up and converted a second penalty of the day at Leicester and Barnes netted a second to make it 5-3 late in the game, but the game ended long before.

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The result will only increase tension within the Midlands club, with Everton playing Brighton and Nottingham Forest due to a low Southampton face.

If both teams win, Leicester will drop to 18th in the table and would be three points behind with just three games left.

Lineker have already seen his side relegated once, but just seven years after their historic Premier League triumph, the 61-year-old club are in deep trouble after being beaten by five-star Fulham.