For Foxes' sake! All hail Leicester City's impressive squad

JAMIE VARDY1010He set a new EPL record by scoring in 11 straight games and ran riot during a phenomenal season becoming Leicesterrsquos third PFA Player of the Year nominee even if he blotted his copybook with a late ban The 29yearold penned a new contract in Feb and is a certainty for Englandrsquos Euro 2016 squadRIYAD MAHREZ1010The winger mdash a pound400000 buy from Le Havre in 2014 mdash he scored 18 goals and created 11 more for the Foxes to be crowned PFA Player of the Year His goals dried up in the second half of the season but he had already done the damage and remained a huge threat The Foxes face a fight to keep himNrsquoGOLO KANTE1010An absolute steal of a summer buy for a reported pound56million from Caen the deeplying midfielder was unknown when he arrived at the King Power Stadium But a string of outstanding performances saw him nominated for the PFA Player of the Year and he made his debut for France in MarchCHRISTIAN FUCHS810The 30yearold signed before Nigel Pearsons exit in June and took his time to break into the team mdash making his first league start at Norwich in Oct A relaxed and funny individual the leftback has been a bargain after leaving Schalke on a free transferDANNY SIMPSON810He avoided jail in June being sentenced to 300 hours of community work instead after an attack on his exgirlfriend His Foxes career looked to be drifting after just 18 appearances last season following a move from QPR but Simpson has become key at rightback for RanieriMARC ALBRIGHTON810He joined on a free transfer from Aston Villa and after an understated but hardworking first season the winger has excelled Earlyseason form brought talk of an England callup and while Mahrez and Vardy grabbed the headlines he was always available for FoxesLEONARDO ULLOA710Last seasonrsquos 13goal top scorer played second fiddle to Vardy and Okazaki but he was still a useful asset His 89thmin winner in their 10 win over Norwich was crucial and a brace while deputising for the banned Vardy against Swansea put them on the brink of the titleANDY KING710The Wales international has found it hard to break the midfield strangehold of Kante and Drinkwater but it is clear Ranieri trusts him He has been picked ahead of summer signing Gokhan Inler and showed himself as an able deputy in the middleSHINJI OKAZAKI710The Japan international has proved a fine foil for Vardy upfront taking the knocks and creating extra space while Vardy gets the goals He has only scored six times himself but has netted at crucial times mdash including the winner in the 10 victory over Newcastle in MarchDEMARAI GRAY710The winger initially rejected a move to Leicester last summer before making a Uturn and joining from Birmingham in January He has been used sparingly off the bench but has shown enough to justify the Foxesrsquo 37million outlayJEFF SCHLUPP710Played a key role in Leicesters early burst scoring in the 21 win at Norwich but injury restricted him in the second half of the season He made a first start since November in the 40 win over Swansea but was often used as a late substitute by RanieriRITCHIE DE LAET610The fullback started the season as the clubs firstchoice rightback but slowly slipped out of favour He scored in the 32 win over Aston Villa in September but his last league start came in the defeat to Arsenal later that month and was loaned to Middlesbrough in FebNATHAN DYER610The Swansea loanee may have failed to start a game but he scored one of the most important goals of the season His late winner in their 32 comeback victory over Villa in September can be pinpointed as a turning point in both clubsrsquo seasonsKASPER SCHMEICHEL910The goalkeeper kept five straight clean sheets during the runin to help propel the Foxes to the title mdash after waiting until October for a shutout He does not like to talk about the links to fivetime title winning father Peter and has been an outstanding performer in his own rightWES MORGAN910At 32 none would have thought the skipper would lift the title after only his second season in the top flight He has been at the heart of Leicesterrsquos success and has capped his own rise after previously spending 10 years at Nottingham ForestROBERT HUTH910He won the title as a bitpart player with Chelsea in 2004 and 2006 but has been a mainstay in a defence which has been often overlooked They tightened up during the second half of the season and his experience and understanding with Morgan has been exceptionalDANNY DRINKWATER910Another of Leicesterrsquos star performance during a season which has also seen him make his England debut and force his way into Roy Hodgsonrsquos thoughts for Euro 2016 Understated but absolutely vital the former Man Utd trainee admitted he has a telepathic understanding with Vardy