Claudio Ranieri has ditched the tinkering and has been forced to become a ruthless manager at Leicester, according to his former player Graeme Le Saux.Ranieri stands on the brink of a remarkable Premier League crown with his side requiring three points from their last three matches to land the title and complete their astonishing transformation from relegation favourites to champions. Mahrez: Title race not over Leicesters Riyad Mahrez says Premier League title race not done yet The Foxes could capture the Premier League title against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 1pm. Graeme Le Saux insists Ranieris eccentric manner is merely a front The Italian gained his infamous Tinkerman nickname for his liking of squad rotation during a three-and-a-half year spell at Chelsea.And few took Ranieri seriously when he was appointed at the King Power Stadium last summer having been sacked as manager of Greece in 2014. Hes a very shrewd operator and he wouldnt shirk a big decision. Behind the smile theres a ruthless football manager, a guy who is happy to make big decisions. Graeme Le Saux on Claudio Ranieri But former Chelsea left-back Le Saux insists Ranieris eccentric manner is merely a front, behind which lies a shrewd and ruthless operator.Thats all veneer, dont be fooled, thats part design, said Le Saux. Hes a very shrewd operator and he wouldnt shirk a big decision. Behind the smile theres a ruthless football manager, a guy who is happy to make big decisions.At Leicester he hasnt had to, the team picks itself. Hes not had to deal with dropping big names and moving people on. Once hes established his team and his shape, hes been the polar opposite to what we were calling him, the Tinkerman. Souness: Foxes defy logic Leicester winning Premier League title defies logic, says Graeme Souness Did he tinker too much? 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Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR.Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager received the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at The ESPYS on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.Sager, effusive in his thanks and expression of gratitude to his family, friends, colleagues and ESPN, took the stage at the Microsoft Theater after a video narrative and tribute that brought him to tears in the audience.?You try to live a lifetime of moments in three weeks, but then you say, The hell with three weeks! Sager said, referring to the aftermath of his leukemia diagnosis.Vice President Joe Biden presented the award, calling Sager a man of courage and loyalty with a hell of a team behind him.To everybody out there, we are making progress -- incredible progress, Sager said. ... We are going to find a cure for cancer. But we need your help.During a commercial break, TNT colleagues Shaquille ONeal, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller and Ernie Johnson joined Sager and Biden on stage for a photo.Biden later tweeted:?Sager, 64, has continued to work as he faces a recurrence of the leukemia he has been battling for the paast few years.ddddddddddddI will continue to keep fighting, sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me, Sager said.Sager missed 11 months while undergoing treatment for leukemia and a bone marrow transplant from his son before returning to his position on the sideline during TNTs NBA coverage in March 2015. But he revealed in an interview with HBO in April that his cancer was no longer in remission.The Jimmy V Award is given to someone in sports who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination. It is named for Valvano, the NCAA-winning coach who gave an emotional acceptance speech at the 1993 ESPYS that included his famous words Dont Give Up ... Dont Ever Give Up! He died of cancer later that year.Sager became close with Valvano when they worked together on basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games in Cuba.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '