Published: 02:00, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 02:00, 2 October 2025

It has been difficult to find much that is positive to say about Leicester City in recent times.

The club who delighted supporters across the globe when they lifted the Premier League title in 2016 have been in a sad state for much of the last 12 months.

There has been a second relegation in two seasons, financial issues that may bring a points deduction, two managerial sackings and a fanbase that turned decisively against the team and the owners. Nearly a decade on from the greatest day in their history, life at Leicester felt bleak and it was unclear when it would become better.

Though the road ahead is difficult, the 2-0 win over Birmingham on August 29 perhaps marked the first steps towards revival. Leicester’s first goal, a glorious strike by Abdul Fatawu, was teed up by 17-year-old Louis Page. Ricardo Pereira’s clincher was set up brilliantly by Jeremy Monga, who turned 16 only in July.

Monga and Page are two of the jewels of the Foxes’ academy, which Leicester hope...