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Leicester midfielder Drinkwater: Give Shakespeare the job

Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater says interim manager Craig Shakespeare deserves the fulltime job.

Leicester's players flew to Dubai on Sunday for a four-day training trip buoyed by victory over Hull, the second in succession since Claudio Ranieri's sacking.

"We have won two games, it is not done," he said. "We will keep pushing on and making sure we are doing what we need to in the week to prepare ourselves for the game.

"We will support any manager who comes in. But every player probably knows Shakes more than anyone else. If he does get it then it would be a good fit. A few of us have known him a long time. If he does continue we will support him all the way.

"He has taken charge and is simplifying what he can, which is helping a lot. We are very good at doing the simple things, there is no reason to complicate it."

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