Claudio Ranieri was sacked as Leicester City manager on Thursday night, nine months after guiding the club to the first top-flight trophy in their 133-year history. City were beaten 4-1 at home by Crystal Palace on Saturday in what proved to be Puel's final game. Davies also worked for Leicester City as a youth team coach between 2005 and 2007 and later joined New Zealand outfit Hawkes Bay in a similar role. The latest news from Leicester City - check fixtures, tickets, injury updates, player info, video, match stats and highlights, league table, club shop & more Breaking news from each site is brought to you automatically and continuously 24/7, within around 10 minutes of publication. During a short playing career, Chris Davies captained a Reading youth team at the age of 16 coached by Brendan Rodgers. Leicester City have sacked manager Claude Puel after 16 months in charge. Assistant Manager. NewsNow aims to be the world's most accurate and comprehensive Leicester City news aggregator, bringing you the latest Foxes headlines from the best City sites and other key national and regional sports sources. Ranieri was appointed Leicester manager in July 2015, winning just over 44% of his league matches.