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Leicester City boss Russell Martin has praised Andy King's work on attacking set-pieces after the Foxes' winner against Northampton Town came from a corner. City progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup on Saturday afternoon thanks to Caleb Okoli's first-half header. The centre-back made contact with Luke Thomas' cross to bundle the ball home, not long after Harry Souttar came close from the same position. Martin's men were a threat from dead ball situations throughout pre-season. Louis Page scored directly from a corner in the 3-3 draw against Malaga last month, while Will Alves came close to doing the same. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! All the latest Leicester City news on LeicestershireLive’s Leicester City Facebook page! Get LeicestershireLIVE Premium now for just £1 HERE. You can also join our WhatsApp Community by clicking HERE It's an area that Leicester have struggled with in recent seasons. Set-piece coach Richard Hughes had little success during his two-year spell at the club in the Premier League and Championship, but it's a part of the game that Martin and his coaching staff have focused on. "I'm really happy to win, keep a clean sheet and score a set-piece," he said post-match. "It's something we're working really hard on. Andy King has taken on the offensive set-plays, so I'm really pleased for him and the group. "We spoke about the importance of them and how they might help us a lot this season." He added: "It's huge. In Southampton, we had an amazing set-piece record because the guys understood the importance of it - defensively and attacking. "It's going to be the same here. There's detail in it that people need to really do their jobs. We spoke about the importance of this defensively and offensively. "Today, we free up Caleb. I don't think it's the cleanest header, but it goes in. Big credit to the lads and Kingy, and [Tom] Weally [Weal, goalkeeping coach] as well, he's doing defensive ones."