“Obviously we all saw him at weekends but I think what the guy probably used to do during the week, he was such a big leader for them, no doubt a big character.

“What I saw yesterday, a lack of leadership, lack of characters.

“Okay Leicester are a very good team and they’re good going forward and huge credit to them.

“They talk about Pep obviously being a high-intensity type of guy, it’s his fifth year at the club, and sometimes maybe players, and it sounds crazy to say it, but sometimes get fed up with the same voice, it’s just the nature of the modern footballer.