Who is Craig Shakespeare? The man in interim charge of Leicester City

“Well, I am not shocked, everyone’s saying that they are shocked, but I’m not“, he said on LFC TV.

But when asked about what would happen if Leicester were to contact him and gauge his interest in returning, the 64-year-old told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme: “I wouldn’t be going”.

When asked if speaking to the players had been emotional, he replied: “No, no, no, it was normal” before driving away from the ground.

Earlier, Schmeichel insisted reports of a meeting between the club’s owners and several players that led to Ranieri’s dismissal were untrue. So I think it was a really sad day. “It was a time of wonderfulness and happiness that I will never forget”.

The Club reported that Ranieri who was appointed as the team manager in July 2015, led the Foxes to the greatest triumph in the club’s 133-year history last season, as the franchise crowned champions of England for the first time.

The piece claims the first meeting the players had with with director of football Jon Rudkin was in December.

Although Leicester do not have the squad that Chelsea had and that the chances of them pulling off what the Blues did that season to capture the Champions League are slim to none, it might be the right decision as the season goes on.

Using his Instagram account, the 30-year-old has expressly denied being involved in his Ranieri’s dismissal. But while you could argue it was for the good of a club hurtling at breakneck speed towards relegation, the suggestion those players bit the hand that fed them rankles in all corners of football.

Leicester caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare also dismissed the rumours of dressing-room unrest.

“More than anything, I’m raging with the role of the players, especially after it emerged there was a summit in Seville with the owners”, Carragher wrote in his latest Daily Mail column.

The Italian’s exit was widely suggested to have been linked to him losing the support of senior Leicester players including Vardy.

Two years ago, under Nigel Pearson, the Foxes won seven of their last nine games to survive, having been bottom and seven points adrift of the safety line.

However, most fans remained reluctant to give up their historic loyalties in a country where the Premier League has considerably more followers than any other foreign sport.

“It would be nice to get that again”.

“There is enough talent in that dressing room for us to go on a winning run”. Player-power (the so-called phenomenon of players deciding their manager isn’t up to it and doing their best to drive him out of the club) is an overused term; the true power at any club is held by the owner. Probably the players have to show a few things and they will want to.

“Momentum is a big word in football”.

The 70-year-old former Socceroos boss is reportedly seen as a ideal candidate to take over from the departed Italian given the impact he made in a similar situation at Chelsea last year.