Craig Shakespeare is on such a remarkable streak of results that on Friday he was being asked for his prediction for the Grand National.

Shakespeare is enjoying a comfortable ride in football management since replacing Claudio Ranieri, already writing his name into Premier League history, and will match Pep Guardiola if he secures his sixth successive league win, at Everton today.

The former No 2 to Nigel Pearson and Ranieri is on the brink of achieving his survival mission and in the box seat to be named Leicester City’s manager for next season, with talks scheduled for next month.

After spending the majority of his coaching career in the shadows, Shakespeare has grown into the role and is now under serious consideration to have his short-term contract extended by the Leicester hierarchy.