Dawson told of Cooper sacking while at laser tag

Leicester caretaker boss Ben Dawson discovered Steve Cooper had been sacked while at laser tag with his family.

The former Newcastle coach was asked to take the Foxes' first team while he was relaxing during a Sunday trip out.

Confirmation of Cooper's exit came in the afternoon and Dawson had to maintain his cool having been asked to take charge.

He said: "I was at laser tag with my two boys and my wife and a group of grassroots players and parents. I tried to look relaxed and calm. Then the news breaks publicly and you face a lot of questions.

"I just tried to digest the information, reach out to Steve, Alan [Tate] and Steve [Rands] and check they were OK.

"Like the players it's my time off, I'm trying to spend a bit of time with my family, switch off and detach so I can come back refreshed and ready to go."