Marc Albrighton is the new Mr Leicester City

In May 2014, just weeks after lifting the Championship trophy with a remarkable haul of 102 points, Leicester City announced their first signings since returning to the Premier League. Joining the Foxes along with backup stopper Ben Hamer and veteran centre-back Matthew Upson was Marc Albrighton, hoping to resuscitate his career after a troubling few injury-hit seasons at Aston Villa, before which he had showed a heap of promise.

At the time, these three signings were met with similar reactions: a mixture of gratitude that the ownership wasn’t throwing cash around aimlessly, making the same mistakes that QPR had done not long before, but with a realisation that despite being a Premier League side, the Foxes weren’t exactly attracting the calibre of player that could get the fan base expecting anything other than a relegation battle.

Hamer was an unknown quantity, and Upson was well beyond his best. Meanwhile the potential Albrighton had shown in the early parts of his career, through no fault of his own, was yet to be realised.

Fast-forward eight years, and Marc Albrighton captures the essence of everything that is to admire about Leicester City. Without being blessed with dominant physical attributes, the wide midfielder is evidence that one can overcome their limitations.