Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha tragedy still being felt at Leicester, claims former boss Craig Shakespeare

Former Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare believes the club are still recovering from the loss of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

The Foxes owner was among five people killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium following the Premier League match against West Ham in October.

He will be remembered as the man who made Leicester’s incredible title-winning season possible, but also as a kind and caring person who shared a special relationship with the club.

And Shakespeare, who was Leicester manager during the Thai businessman’s ownership, suggests the club are still struggling to cope with the news.

“I’d been in the helicopter with him and I’d been in separately. It was very hard,” he told talkSPORT.

“He used to come into the changing room before games. It never felt intrusive; it always felt like he was more concerned and wishing you well. It felt the right thing to do.

“The players would welcome him into the changing room before or after games because the relationship he had with the players and the staff was a special one.

“So I think it’s hit everyone hard and I think it’s still having the repercussions now.”

Leicester have lost seven of their last ten games amid rising pressure on manager Claude Puel.

Next up, they travel to Anfield to face league leaders Liverpool on Wednesday night.