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charge at the King Power for just over a year, has not always been a popular choice among Foxes fans.

But the widespread respect for his stewardship of the club in these tough times saw supporters cheer and sing his name in Cardiff.

He reflected: “We had a fantastic connection, a communion. All the support, all their songs, mean a lot for the players, staff, me, for the club .

“It was a lot of emotion we shared after the game. It was a fantastic feeling and a lot of strength and energy for all the club to continue this way.”

Leicester are to put up a statue of Srivaddhanaprabha outside their stadium.

Top, writing in today’s programme, said: “We will never be able to repay what he did for us – for me as his son, us as his family, everyone connected to Leicester City and beyond.”