DEFINING FIXTURES AWAIT
Leicester’s fairytale lurches into relegation nightmare
United have left Claudio Ranieri’s men a solitary point above the relegation zone
London — The urgent tone in Kasper Schmeichel’s voice said everything about the fate of Leicester City, fairytale Premier League champions become shock relegation candidates. "We’re the reigning champions and quite frankly, it’s been terrible. It’s been embarrassing," the Danish goalkeeper told a television reporter after Leicester’s 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester United on Sunday. "It’s time for every single one of us, right from the top to the bottom of this club, to stand up and be counted because if we don’t, we’re going to end up getting relegated." A year on from a stunning 3-1 win at Manchester City that sent them five points clear at the league summit, their loss to United left Claudio Ranieri’s men a solitary point above the relegation zone. Just nine months after the dizzy climax to their 5,000-1 title triumph, Leicester face the prospect of becoming England’s first defending champions to be relegated since Manchester City in 1938. Beaten only three times last season, th...
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