When Leicester City step on to the Stamford Bridge turf – the new champions of English football at the home of the outgoing ones – Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez will be wearing Nike boots made especially for the occasion. Vardy, who was plying his trade for non-league Fleetwood Town four years ago, has scored 24 goals to spearhead the most improbable of title campaigns. There have also been six assists.

Mahrez, who came to Leicester from Le Havre in France’s second division, has been the creator supreme, laying on 11 goals for his teammates while scoring 17 himself. He, like Vardy, has also chosen some of the biggest stages to make a statement, with his display at Manchester City – Leicester threw down the championship gauntlet with a 3-1 win – a candidate for performance of the season.