Steve Cooper is the worst Leicester City manager since 2001 in one key stat

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Steve Cooper has been sacked as the Leicester City manager.

Leicester confirmed the news on Sunday that Cooper had been sacked after five months in charge, leaving the Foxes 16th in the Premier League table.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
11	BrentfordBrentford	12	5	2	5	22	22	0	17
12	Man UtdManchester United	11	4	3	4	12	12	0	15
13	B’mouthBournemouth	12	4	3	5	16	17	-1	15
14	West HamWest Ham	11	3	3	5	13	19	-6	12
15	EvertonEverton	12	2	5	5	10	17	-7	11
16	LeicesterLeicester	12	2	4	6	15	23	-8	10
17	WolvesWolves	12	2	3	7	20	28	-8	9
18	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	12	1	5	6	10	17	-7	8
19	IpswichIpswich	11	1	5	5	12	22	-10	8
20	SouthamptonSouthampton	12	1	2	9	7	21	-14	5

A statement from club said: ‘Leicester City Football Club has parted company with Steve Cooper, who leaves his position as First Team Manager with immediate effect.’

‘Assistant Manager Alan Tate and First Team Coach and Analyst Steve Rands have also left the Club. Steve, Alan and Steve depart with our thanks for their contribution during their time with the Club and with our best wishes for the future.’

‘Men’s First Team training will be overseen by First Team Coach Ben Dawson, supported by coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes, as the Club begins the process of appointing a new manager, which we hope to conclude as soon as possible.’

Cooper won four games in total as the Leicester boss but performances on the pitch and a failure to build a rapport with players and fans ultimately led to his dismissal.

A number of names have been linked with the Leicester job, however, it appears that the frontrunners are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Graham Potter, and David Moyes.

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Steve Cooper has worst win percentage of any Leicester City manager since 2001

It’s fair to say that a lot of people will look back at Cooper’s time at the King Power Stadium with a confusing look on their face.

From day one it never felt like the right fit and that transcended onto the pitch. The Welshman won two of his 12 Premier League games in charge and his only other two victories came against League Two opposition in the Carabao Cup.

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His style of play was a huge issue for many supporters as bad performances led to bad results and that shows via his win percentage.

Cooper leaves the Foxes with a win percentage of 23.08, the worst of any permanent Leicester manager since Dave Bassett in 2001, who departed with a record of 14 per cent.

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Work will begin on finding Cooper’s replacement immediately and the Foxes have stressed that they want to make it a quick turnaround.

Leicester face Brentford before difficult games against West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion in the coming weeks and will be desperate to get points on the board and ease relegation concerns.

There is every chance that if finalised quickly, the new Leicester manager could be in the dugout in time for the trip to west London next weekend.