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Gary Rowett: Leicester City confirm ex-Oxford United boss as new manager
Former Foxes defender Gary Rowett takes charge with 14 games left to rescue Leicester City from relegation after a six-point deduction and poor form in the Championship.
- On Wednesday, Gary Rowett took training at Leicester and was confirmed as manager until the end of the season, replacing Marti Cifuentes before Saturday's match at Stoke City.
- Plagued by poor results, Leicester City sit third from bottom and two points adrift of the safety line, having lost all five matches since January 5 and faced a six-point deduction for Profit and Sustainability Rules.
- Having managed more than 400 Championship matches, Gary Rowett, manager, played more than 50 games for Leicester as a right-back and recorded 76 wins at Millwall.
- Facing immediate issues, Rowett inherits a squad with 26 league matches without a clean sheet, just one point from the last six games, after 24 days to appoint a replacement.
- He told the club website that over the coming months, Rowett comes in on a contract until the end of the season to help avoid relegation to League One, which Leicester face for only the second time in their history.
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Leicester City appoint Gary Rowett manager – with Millwall reunion set for late April
LEICESTER City have appointed Gary Rowett as manager until the end of the season. The ex-Millwall boss took charge of training on Wednesday with the Foxes confirming his appointment later that evening. The 51-year-old replaces Marti Cifuentes, who was sacked three weeks ago after Leicester slipped into a relegation scrap in their first season back […]
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