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Leicester boss Gary Rowett spoke to BBC Sport following their 1-1 draw with Millwall.

"It was always going to be a tough evening knowing that we sealed our fate on Tuesday. There was a little bit of me wondering how we would respond and how we would perform.

"We spoke candidly about the need to be professional and the need to make sure that we did out jobs at the very least.

"The first half was probably an indication of Millwall just wanted the game a little bit more – they had more energy and ran with more intensity at times.

"In the second half we had a bit more energy and a bit more fight about our performance and the goal sums it up. I've spoken about wanting a bit more nastiness and a little more bloody-mindedness to score some scruffier goals in one box and to defend the other better.

"And Harry Souttar summed it up tonight, he headed everything out of our box and had real desire, along with Jannik [Vestergaard] and the one opportunity he gets in the other box, he attacks it like there is only one person that is going to score.

"We have missed that, and for someone to give us that after being out for 450-odd days is quite incredible."

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Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts says Christian Fuchs could be a contender to join a new-look Leicester City coaching staff this summer.

Fuchs' immediate focus is on trying to save Newport County from relegation to the National League.

Whatever happens to the Exiles, Roberts believes fellow former Leicester player Fuchs – a Premier League title winner in 2016 - could be on the Foxes' radar following their relegation from the Championship.

Current Leicester boss Gary Rowett was appointed in February on a short-term deal running until the end of this season.

And after relegation was confirmed in midweek, there has been speculation about who might be in charge at the King Power Stadium come the start of the 2026-27 season.

"Christian Fuchs was a massive part of what they achieved in 2016 - he is so well regarded at the football club," Roberts told this week's Feast of Football podcast.

"I have seen him mentioned going back with Wes Morgan, the captain of that [Premier League title-winning] year.

"Maybe it takes something like that, two players who are really well liked and know the club, to sort things out."

For the moment, Fuchs is concentrating on trying to save Newport from the drop.

The Exiles are one place above the League Two relegation places with two games remaining this season, the first of which is against mid-table Oldham Athletic at Rodney Parade on Saturday (15:00 BST).

A win over Oldham could be enough to ensure Newport's survival depending on results elsewhere.

"I was there when they beat Notts County [to stay up in 2017]," Roberts added.

"The scenes when the final whistle went were quite incredible. Hopefully it will be the same on Saturday."