Leicester 'the story of decade', Martin O'Neill says
Friday 4 March 2016 14:12, UK
Leicester's Premier League title challenge is "the story of the decade", according to their former boss Martin O'Neill.
Republic of Ireland manager O'Neill spent four-and-a-half years in charge of Leicester from 1995, leading the club into the Premier League and winning two League Cups before leaving for Celtic.
Those achievements could yet be outstripped this season as Claudio Ranieri's side go into the final 10 games of the season with a three-point lead at the top.
Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, O'Neill said: "It's the story of the decade without a doubt, and it's been absolutely fantastic. If everything went poorly from here on in - which it won't do - it still will have been a magnificent effort.
"At this stage they're almost - almost, it's not there yet - guaranteed Champions League football. It's been absolutely fantastic."
A Nottingham Forest side managed by Brian Clough and featuring O'Neill famously won the old Division One in 1978 in their first season after promotion.
"I can see a lot of parallels between the two," O'Neill said. "I suppose maybe Leicester have that experience of last year, being in deep relegation trouble and getting through.
"Forest had none of that experience, but we had a fantastic manager in charge and some very, very good players. It's the same with Leicester - they have a great manager and some very good players."
