Claudio Ranieri has made the damning promise to axe the players who won the league for Leicester, insisting they have blown their last chance after falling within one point of the relegation zone at Swansea.
The 2-0 humiliation at the Liberty Stadium meant they became the first champions to lose five straight games in the top-flight since Chelsea in March 1956 – despite having largely the same squad as last season, minus N’golo Kante.
Ranieri has always hit back at suggestions he has been too loyal, but when asked again he said: ‘I could be, could be.