Top three: The ideal candidates for the Leicester City job

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When Leicester City were celebrating the unlikeliest of Premier League triumphs, it was certainly far-fetched to think that they’d be jumping onto the “sack the manager” bandwagon.

Following his mammoth achievement, Claudio Ranieri was widely accepted as Leicester City’s own answer to Sir Alex Ferguson in the sense that he was expected to build a legacy at the King Power Stadium and leave only when the club had reached a certain level.

However, only months into his second season, he found himself at the receiving end of the ineptitude of Leicester City’s his nibs. In came the fan-favourite Craig Shakespeare, fully unaware that he won’t last long himself, becoming the third manager appointed at the East Midlands outfit since their promotion to England’s top division.

This is where the real problem of modern-day football lies. The owners seem to have bought into the Roman Abramovich philosophy that sees a managerial change as the ultimate recipe for success, and the main men at Leicester City are no exception. Little do they know that it’s only a way of palliating the problem, not the permanent solution.

Speaking of the decision to part company with Shakespeare, Sky Sports Pundit Jamie Redknapp had a similar view. He said:

"“It shows you what they’re like. These owners look at their team and they can’t understand why they’re not top of the league. “They’ve done the most amazing achievement we’ve seen in football. When they won the league they had a real team. “You’ve got no chances with owners like that. If you sign a contract there you’d be worried about getting your exit money right because you’re not lasting. If you’ve got anything about you, you’d think twice about going there. “As soon as you have half a bad run instead of giving them a bit of time they say ‘no let’s sack the manager.’ I think that’s useless. It’s rubbish. “Very quickly they’re losing a lot of love. It’s just embarrassing. They need to look at themselves and realise you can’t keep sacking managers. You’re not going to get success that way.”"

Whatever the repercussions of another sacking may be, for now, Leicester City have got to find a new manager, hopefully someone who they don’t have to kick out. There are a number of world-class, UCL winning managers currently available who the Foxes have the privilege of choosing from – but who would be the best for the job? We take a look at the top three candidates.