Leicester City's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Sunday after a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.
Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the decisive goal in the 76th minute, five minutes after being introduced as a substitute.
The result consigned the Foxes to their 23rd league defeat of the season, ending their brief return to the top flight after just one campaign.
The Foxes join Southampton as the second team to be relegated this season, with Ipswich Town likely to follow.
Leicester have been relegated to the Championship
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It marks a dismal end to Leicester's top-flight return, despite putting in one of their better performances against title-chasing Liverpool.
The scene at full-time showed contrasting emotions - dejected Leicester players and fans while Liverpool celebrated jubilantly.
Leicester had entered the match knowing only a win would keep their slim survival hopes alive.
Leicester's relegation has heaped pressure on manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took over in December following Steve Cooper's dismissal.
The Dutchman has endured a torrid time, losing 16 of his 20 league games in charge.
Under Cooper, Leicester had remained above the relegation line, sitting in 16th place or higher with two wins, four draws and six defeats in twelve matches.
Van Nistelrooy's tenure has yielded just two Premier League victories, against Tottenham and West Ham.
The team's struggles were most evident in attack, having scored in just three Premier League games since their reverse fixture against Liverpool on Boxing Day.
Their inability to score at home has now stretched beyond 12 hours, or nine consecutive games.
Leicester fans have not witnessed a home league goal since December 8.
Liverpool relegated Leicester after Trent Alexander-Arnold's late goal
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This scoring drought has left them with one of the weakest attacks in the division, only marginally better than Southampton.
This marks the second successive season that all three promoted sides have been relegated at the first time of asking.
Last campaign saw Luton Town, Sheffield United and Burnley all demoted back to the Championship.
The latter two are potentially heading back up this summer, as they battle with Leeds United for promotion.
All three clubs are locked in a three-way tussle to avoid the play-offs in the Championship's home stretch.
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Leicester must now focus on preparing for another push to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
They managed this feat last season under Enzo Maresca, collecting 97 points to secure the Championship title.
However, van Nistelrooy's future remains uncertain, with the manager hardly forthcoming about committing to the club in the second tier.
There has been clear disconnect between fans and the Foxes hierarchy, highlighted by a pre-match banner reading "King Power clueless - sack the board".
