Leicester news: Fans numb as Premier League relegation beckons

Leicester fans are numb to their struggles now.

At the final whistle of Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester Untied, The King Power Stadium was barely a third full. Those who remained could hardly muster a jeer.

A new top flight record – not just in the Premier League – of seven straight home defeats without scoring, added to their wretched run of losing 13 of their last 14 games.

The banner ‘from dogs of war to doggy daycare’ showed the dissent towards the Foxes’ board. It was a snappy flag and has a point but it was all too fleeting, with the fanbase resigned to their fate.

An immediate return to the Championship is now growing ever closer with Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s side nine points from safety with nine games left.

A repeat of their great escape in 2015, which paved the way for the stunning title success a year later, is highly unlikely.

Ultimately, the squad is not good enough. They are worse than the squad relegated in 2023.

The financial constraints meant Van Nistelrooy was unable to spend sufficiently – only bringing in defender Woyo Coulibaly from Parma for around £3m in January.

It has meant – despite all the squad’s respect for the manager’s honesty and clarity at the training ground – he has lost 14 of his 18 games since replacing Steve Cooper in November.

The case for Leicester is bleak and the Championship beckons.