And then there was one. Leicester are the only English team left in the Champions League this season, and does anyone really expect Craig Shakespeare to lead them any further? Possibly the same number of people who expected them to win the title last year; but whatever the answer, no-one at the Emirates, Etihad or White Hart Lane will care. It’s hand-wringing time again.
So, just why do Premier League teams, the richest in the world by some distance, keep failing among Europe’s elite? Having asked that question, you might at this point either be inclined to some serious soul-searching, or alternatively trot outside to bang your head against a brick wall.