It might have been an excuse to cover up a wretched run of one win in eight for his underachieving Stoke side, but the words of Potters boss Alex Neil were telling about Leicester. ‘They will be one of the best Championship sides of all time,’ he said.
The Scotsman’s comments came after his side were dispatched 2-0 as the Foxes recorded a sixth straight league victory to go into the international break 10 points clear of third-placed Preston after just 11 games.
Many pundits have argued that the Championship title race is already over in October.