Leicester City’s long-serving Craig Shakespeare finally had his day in the sun and helped to steer Claudio Ranieri’s former strugglers to a 3-1 win over Liverpool
A giant “Forever Fearless” banner was passed around the King Power Stadium, the word Forever having been added to the official one‑word motto that Leicester adopted throughout their title-winning campaign. After last week’s decision to fire the man who led that incredible charge, the Foxes could also have proclaimed that they are now indisputably ruthless, too. And shameless.
The death of romance? Not according to the club vice-chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who used his programme notes for the first match since the ousting of dear Claudio Ranieri to suggest that it was a sacrifice driven by a sentiment even more noble than admiration for a gentleman – the love of a club.
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