Leicester City are looking to appoint their third manager in just over two years after sacking Claude Puel on Sunday. The Frenchman was sacked in the wake of a 4-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday, which leaves Leicester 12th in the Premier League, eight points above the relegation zone. Here, Sky Sports News Midlands reporter Rob Dorsett examines the reasons behind Leicester's decision and looks at how the club will look to replace him. Why have Leicester made the decision to sack Puel? Image: Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha made the decision to move on from Claude Puel This had an air of inevitability about it. It has been coming for some time now. My understanding is that it was the decision of Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Leicester City's vice-chairman. He took the decision last night after that 4-1 home defeat. That was a fourth consecutive home defeat for Leicester, which is their worst record at home in 19 years. I understand that the powers that be at Leicester really did not want to make a change. They were not considering any changes to the manager until the summer at least. But the mood within King Power Stadium yesterday after that defeat, amongst the fans and amongst, I think crucially, some of the players who'd lost faith in Puel's methods, meant that they decided to accelerate their plans and move quicker. Live Renault Super Sunday That is why Puel was sacked late last night and the process of trying to look for a replacement starts now. They could not avoid just how poor Leicester's results had been previously. Their last victory in any competition was on New Year's Day. In the meantime, they have lost to Newport in the FA Cup. They have lost at home to Crystal Palace. They have lost at home to Southampton. Those were really poor results but there with flashes of brilliance in there as well. The 1-1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool - the league leaders - really impressed an awful lot of people. Many pundits thought that they perhaps could have even won that game. They beat Manchester City and Chelsea over Christmas. So there was a bemusement I think amongst Lester's hierarchy as to how they could get such good results against such good teams and then such poor results against lesser opposition in the Premier League and the FA Cup. Puel was trying to change Leicester from the counter-attacking style that won them the title so they could do better against the smaller teams, but quite simply Leicester's bosses felt that progress was not happening quickly enough and they just could not ignore those recent results. Why had Leicester's players lost faith in Claude Puel? Image: Jamie Vardy didn't feel his game was suited to Claude Puel's system at Leicester I did an interview with Jamie Vardy back in December, which was a really pertinent one, I think, where he said Puel's style of football does not suit his style of football, which is a pretty staggering admission of what the situation was even back then. More and more of Leicester's senior players doubted some of the decisions that Puel was making. When they were chasing the game recently against Manchester United and needed a goal, he took James Madison off in the 62nd minute to a chorus of boos at the King Power Stadium. We saw Vardy's reaction at the end of that defeat to Manchester United when Puel went and hugged Paul Pogba and had a chat with him after the final whistle. Vardy was furious. The ultimate competitor, he did not want to see his manager chatting in a friendly manner with the opposition when Leicester had just been beaten. 2:50 Highlights from Crystal Palace's 4-1 win over Leicester in the Premier League. So there was a growing animosity between some members of the squad and Puel that made it very difficult. Leicester's players have been accused of getting managers sacked in the past. They were accused of that, incorrectly actually, when Claudio Ranieri was sacked after he won the title. This is not player power at play here. This was Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha's decision and his decision alone. He has a lot of admiration for the job that Puel has done, particularly around the death of his father, when Vichai Shrivaddhanaprabha so tragically lost his life in that helicopter crash. Puel came out of that with huge respect in the way that he dealt with the players, the way he dealt with the media and the way he dealt with the family. But despite that kind feeling that Aiyawatt had towards Puel, he had to take a hard business decision and results just were not good enough for a team that expects to be much higher than where they are in the Premier League right now. Who might Leicester target to replace Puel? Image: Could Leicester target Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez? Leicester have had an awful lot of turmoil this season and in recent times. The last two times they have gone six games without a win were with Craig Shakespeare and Ranieri and both of them lost their jobs immediately. Puel has gone exactly the same way. No win in six - he has been sacked. So the next appointment they make is going to be a key one. It has to be one that they hope will be for the long term. I know that Leicester's bosses are big admirers of Brendan Rodgers and of Rafael Benitez but they are both in jobs. 0:45 Harry Redknapp would be a suitable option as interim Leicester manager until the end of the season, says former player Tony Cottee I think Leicester's bosses are quite sober about this and they will take their time to try and get that right appointment. Yes, Rodgers and Benitez will be two names that they consider but you cannot imagine that Celtic or Newcastle letting either of those go easily. They will want to keep their men. So I do not expect a quick appointment. Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler will be caretaker bosses. They will certainly be in charge for Leicester's game on Tuesday night against Brighton at the King Power Stadium. I think Leicester's bosses will try and take a bit of time and look at everybody who is available, but somebody with the pedigree of Benitez and the pedigree of Rodgers will certainly be of interest to them.<doc-sep>Leicester City and Claude Puel’s partnership has ended after 16 months in charge per the BBC and other sources. Puel’s reign at Leicester ended with a heavy 4-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Foxes have lost five of their last six Premier League games and currently sit 12th in the table. That run of four consecutive home losses is their worst form for 19 years. Puel replaced Craig Shakespeare as Leicester manager in October 2017, four months after being sacked by Southampton. He led Leicester from the relegation zone to a ninth-place finish - only the club’s second top-10 Premier League finish since 2000. During his one-season stint at Southampton, Puel led the team to the League Cup final and to eighth in the league. However, the team’s style of football and poor Europa League showing led to many fans calling for his head, which the Saints board gave them in the summer of 2017.<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Leicester Claude Puel took over at Leicester following Craig Shakespeare's dismissal in October Leicester City have sacked manager Claude Puel after 16 months in charge. City were beaten 4-1 at home by Crystal Palace on Saturday in what proved to be Puel's final game. Puel, 57, leaves the club 12th in the Premier League having lost five of their last six league games. The Frenchman guided Leicester to a ninth-place finish in the Premier League in his first season but the club are now looking for their fourth permanent manager in 23 months. Saturday's defeat meant Leicester have lost four consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since January 2000 and conceded the first goal in 19 Premier League matches this season - more than any other side. Assistant manager Jacky Bonnevay will also leave the club, with first-team coaches Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler set to take temporary charge of the squad. Leicester's next game is at home in the Premier League against Brighton on Tuesday. Puel was appointed on a three-year deal in October 2017, succeeding Craig Shakespeare who in turn followed 2015-16 Premier League winning manager Claudio Ranieri in managing the club. The former Lyon boss had been dismissed by Southampton in June 2017 and arrived at Leicester four months later with the club third from bottom of the league. He led them to ninth in the table, just their second top-10 finish in the Premier League since 2000. Did style cost Puel his job? This season, Leicester have won nine of their 27 league matches, including back-to-back victories over Manchester City and Chelsea over the festive period. But Puel's style of play and recent team selections have been met with hesitation from Foxes fans. Puel incensed some fans by fielding a weakened side against Manchester City in a Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat, with James Maddison and Marc Albrighton starting on the bench, while Jamie Vardy did not feature at all. The Foxes' 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Newport came after Puel made seven changes to his side - with Maddison and Vardy named on the bench - despite choosing five Premier League winners in the starting XI. Striker Vardy, who has scored eight Premier League goals this season and is the club's highest goal scorer this campaign, recently admitted that Puel's tactical approach did not suit external-link his style of play. "Does it? No, but is that down to me to adapt to it? Yes. And obviously the only way I'm going to do that and keep progressing is working hard on the training field," he said. Managing at a devastating time We are all numb with sadness and shock - Leicester manager Speculation about the Frenchman's future halted following the devastating helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in October, which killed Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others. "Playing football has not been at the front of our minds this week," Puel said at his first news conference after the crash. "But for this weekend, and all the matches thereafter, we play to honour a man who did so much for our club." Puel received praise for his dignified approach, and revealed Leicester's players and staff had been offered counselling by the club.