Andy King is sitting in a restaurant at the Marriott Hotel in Leicester, reflecting on how it all began nearly a decade ago.

“I was searching on Google earlier this week and reading some of the reports about my debut, saying it was a dire game and how we got booed off by our own fans,” he says, laughing. “It was a 0-0 draw against Wolves [on October 2, 2007] and I’m probably the only one who remembers it. I’ve packed in quite a bit since that game.”

King undoubtedly has, during a magical 10 years in which he has experienced unexpected and glorious highs - winning the Premier League under Claudio Ranieri - to the ultimate low of suffering relegation to the third tier in 2008.

The 28-year-old midfielder is Leicester’s longest-serving player by some distance and ingrained into the DNA of the club, a source of stability during a period few supporters could have imagined after those dark days in League One.

On Monday, it will be 10 years since he first made his debut in that borefest against Wolves at the King Power Stadium.