Claudio Ranieri, dismissed by Greece in November 2014, has revealed how he turned to Jurgen Klopp last Christmas after experiencing anguish. Following the defeat to the Faroe Islands Greece sacked the 64-year-old that led to heartbreak, but the Leicester manager watched Klopp coach Borussia Dortmund players at a sunshine camp during winter break.

Ranieri states that he wants to learn, likening his approach to the Japanese automotive industry. “I am like the Japanese, I take a photo and I get better. At the beginning Japanese cars weren’t good and now they are better than the others!” he says.