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Craig Shakespeare wouldn't be fazed by permanent Leicester manager's job

Leicester caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare has said he could take the job on permanently and it would not faze him after leading the Foxes to a 3-1 win against Liverpool.

Shakespeare was put in temporary charge following Claudio Ranieri's dismissal and oversaw their first Premier League win in 2017.

He told Sky Sports: "I have said before that, do I think I'm capable of it? Yes. Does it faze me? No."

Shakespeare, who has backing from inside the club and is expected to be in charge for Saturday's visit of Hull, feels criticism of the squad following Ranieri's departure helped spark a response.

"Some of it is human nature. When people criticise you there is bound to be a reaction. I really couldn't put my finger on exactly why. I'm just pleased to get the three points," he said.

"What changed? Obviously we asked the players to make sure about their identity, about their commitment, the passion, you saw that in abundance.

"I can honestly tell you we have tried to win games in the past. I've just been reminded of the Man City performance [a 4-2 win] so we have done it in the past."

Jamie Vardy scored Leicester's first Premier League goal of 2017 in an impressive performance and the two-goal striker insisted the squad wanted to prove a point.

"We've come under a lot of unfair stick with the stuff that's been in the press lately and the lads wanted to put a reaction in," he said. "The performance showed we wanted to do that but it's up to us to consistently do that."

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