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Craig Shakespeare named Leicester manager until the summer

Craig Shakespeare is keen on the Leicester job
Image: Craig Shakespeare has been named Leicester boss until the end of the season

Craig Shakespeare has been appointed Leicester manager until the end of the season.

The champions have won back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this season since Shakespeare was put in temporary charge in the wake of Claudio Ranieri's sacking.

And the 53-year-old, who has spent seven of the past eight years on the club's coaching staff, has been given the task of steering City to survival between now and the summer.

Vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha told the club's website: "Craig's skills as a coach and the high regard in which he is held by everyone the club were well known to us.

"We always knew the team would be in good hands when we asked him to take charge a fortnight ago.

"He has initiated the type of positive response that we hoped change would bring, showing great leadership qualities and composure under considerable pressure to produce two very important results.

"We have asked him to continue to lead the team this season and we are very happy that he has accepted."

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Shakespeare's first task as permanent boss will be to prepare the side for Tuesday's Champions League game against Sevilla.

Leicester go into the second leg of the last-16 tie 2-1 behind.

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