It was with the Whites that Grayson began his playing career, as he came through their academy in 1988, but would play only a handful of games with his boyhood club before securing a switch to Leicester City.
The 54-year-old played 229 games for the Foxes between 1992 and 1997, and gained promotion with Leeds as their manager in 2010, to return his boyhood club to the second tier after three years of League One football.
Promotion could potentially be on the cards again this season for both of his former sides, with the pair challenging for automatic promotion to bounce straight back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
The race to gain promotion is into the final seven weeks and the run-in, with four sides fighting it out for two spots in the top four, where Grayson’s old clubs currently sit in the top two over their rivals, Ipswich and Southampton.
Simon Grayson’s Enzo Maresca claim
Grayson has called for Leicester to stick together after a poor run of form saw them drop from top spot recently. That’s after discontent has been seen among the fanbase, with some aimed at Enzo Maresca, which he believes could be detrimental to the Foxes’ title charge.
Speaking to Football League World via GamingGadgets.de, he said: “I think it could be (negatively impactful), and I think it’s been a real strange season at Leicester given the fact that they were so far ahead and yet you’re hearing negativity from supporters.
“And I get this modern day, on social media etc – people put their points of view across, but once it comes inside the stadium, then it can be a little bit intimidating for players.
“Obviously, it wasn’t that big of a problem when they were that far ahead and winning football matches, but all of a sudden, has that had a negative effect on the players that has led to the recent results? Only the players will probably be able to answer that and maybe the coach as well.
