Claudio Ranieri as Leicester finished the season with a 1–1 away draw. On 16 May, Ranieri was named Manager of the Year for 2016 by the League Managers' Association, and on 18 May, he was named the 2016 Barclays Premier League Manager of the Season. He was also awarded Grand Officer of the Italian Order of Merit and the Enzo Bearzot Award as best Italian manager of the year. On 7 August 2016, Leicester began the 2016–17 season with a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United in the 2016 FA Community Shield. The start to Ranieri's second Premier League season with Leicester was
Bartosz Kapustka Bartosz Kapustka Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for OH Leuven, on loan from Leicester City. Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract. He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club. However, Kapustka did not receive any first team football for the first half of the 2016-17 season and was only named in two match day squads. Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League".