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Ranieri appointed Watford manager as ex-Chelsea and Leicester boss succeeds Xisco Munoz

The Italian coach is the new man in charge at Vicarage Road, with his vast experience brought in by the Hornets

Claudio Ranieri is back for a fourth spell in Premier League management, with the 69-year-old Italian being appointed as Xisco Munoz’s successor at Watford.

The Hornets have become the first club in the English top-flight to make a change in their dugout this season, with a difficult start leaving them on seven points from as many games.

Vast experience is being turned to, with Ranieri bringing title-winning know-how to Vicarage Road.

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