Craig Shakespeare appointed Leicester City manager until end of the season

Shakespeare, previously assistant manager, has been caretaker manager since Claudio Ranieri was fired just over two weeks ago.

He has led the team to back-to-back 3-1 victories against Liverpool and Hull City.

They are 15th in the Premier League table, but they have a game in hand over some of the teams around them.

Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said: “Craig’s skills as a coach and the high regard in which he is held by everyone the Club were well known to us. We always knew the team would be in good hands when we asked him to take charge a fortnight ago.

“He has initiated the type of positive response that we hoped change would bring, showing great leadership qualities and composure under considerable pressure to produce two very important results. We have asked him to continue to lead the team this season and we are very happy that he has accepted.”