Robbie Savage the panto villain puts scepticism aside to leave Leicester reeling | Peterborough

It felt as though the stars had aligned when Robbie Savage’s first League One match in charge of Peterborough – his first EFL managerial role – happened to be at Leicester. He made his name here and forged a divisive and enduring reputation that has kept him a permanent fixture in English football.

Savage has long been a joker figure – an image born in his playing days, when he hurtled…