Ranieri ensures humility is now on the managerial checklist

“I am very arrogant. I am one of the best managers in the world.” - Louis van Gaal, May 2016

One constant of Leicester’s phenomenal season that never fails to please narrative-friendly journalists is the charming new grandfather of English football, one Claudio Ranieri.

His self-effacing nature and casual bonhomie has given the frantic and frenzied year at the King Power Stadium a veneer of serenity, although the close relationship he enjoys with his players is often overlooked as a crucial element of their title triumph.