Leicester City have been condemned to an immediate return to the Championship after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
It marks the second relegation in three years for Leicester, who earned an immediate return to the top flight last season as winners of the Championship.
It has been a struggle from the start this season, though, for the 2015-16 Premier League winners. They failed to win any of their first six games and sacked manager Steve Cooper after 15 games with the team in 16th position.
Leicester turned to former Man United assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy to steer the club to safety, but the appointment did nothing to turn around the team’s fortunes.
Leicester went into Sunday’s game as the first team in England’s top four divisions to lose eight consecutive home games without scoring a goal.
“I thought we played quite well today, moved the ball well and nullified Liverpool — they’re a world-class side,” Leicester’s Conor Coady said after the game. “But we look back on this season and it’s not been anywhere near good enough.”
Information from Reuters was used in this story.
