'All the bodies going down - it's crazy'

Norwich City winger Ali Ahmed admits he is still coming to terms with the physical demands of the Championship after moving to England from Major League Soccer.

The Canada international scored his third goal for the Canaries in Saturday's 2-0 win at Leicester City, his ninth league appearance for the club.

And the result was achieved despite team-mates playing out of position because of injury problems in the squad.

"It was a top team performance, especially with all the bodies going down," the former Vancouver Whitecaps player told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"It's crazy. I don't know if I've seen anything like it. Errol (Mundle-Smith) playing striker, it's not his position. Gibbsy [Liam Gibbs], playing right wing, put in a shift.

"There's no game where you can go in and think it's going to be easy. Every minute of every game is a challenge.

"Before coming into the league, every person, player, coach I spoke to talked about the intensity and the physicality of it and, my word, it's lived up to every single word.

"I think that's good for me, it's an area I want to improve in myself. Definitely my body is feeling it but I love playing every two or three days."

The result at Leicester put Norwich 11 points clear of the Championship relegation places and Ahmed said head coach Philippe Clement had been stressing the need to win the first 15 minutes of every game.

"We set the tone, we were on the front foot and when we come out like that, the belief we have, it's tough for teams to stop," he added. "In some recent games we've been coming out a little slow and it's been killing us."

Norwich now have a break from league action and will be away to Leeds United, managed by former Canaries boss Daniel Farke, in the FA Cup on Sunday.