Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson had been among those to admit this was one of the headline fixtures for the serial promotion winners ahead of their arrival on the Championship stage.

After all, back when Leicester were taking on Atletico Madrid in the last-eight of the Champions League in 2017, Wrexham were being beaten by Braintree on their way to a 13th-placed finish in the National League.

Even three years ago there were still four divisions between these two sides, so you could understand why the draw was celebrated with such vigour by the travelling supporters.

Of course, times have changed and Wrexham’s ability to compete this season will not be based on what has gone before.

But this was more evidence that – increasingly, incrementally – Phil Parkinson’s side are getting there.

There is an irony that, having signed 13 new faces for this summer, Leicester’s goalscorer Jordan James was a player Parkinson had eyed but was unable to get to the Stok Cae Ras.

As beautiful as it was constructed, the goal will frustrate Wrexham with Lewis Brunt perhaps guilty of stepping in at the wrong time.

But even with less of the ball, Parkinson has already got the right attitude stamped through his side to ensure they will keep going and keep creating chances.

In Issa Kabore, they have a player who worries full-backs – as shown with the half-time withdrawal of Luke Thomas, who struggled against his pace.

And they did not lose composure as the clock ticked down. Instead they grew in confidence as the jitters grew among a home side who failed to make more of their possession.

The leveller came through O’Brien’s commitment to chase a lost cause, as well as Broadhead’s composure when the key opportunity came, keeping up Wrexham’s record of scoring in every league and cup fixture this term.

It means Wrexham have picked up results at Millwall, Norwich and Leicester, proof indeed that they are settling into life in the second-tier.

As a newly promoted side, Wrexham can be afforded such time to find their feet.

With the pressure on Leicester to quickly return to the Premier League, Foxes fans will want more immediate signs of getting it right under Marti Cifuentes.

There was plenty to be positive about – 16-year-old Jeremy Monga looked a threat as one of four changes from the draw at West Brom, Harry Winks pulled the strings in midfield.

But it says much that James’ goal was their only shot on target – with the full-time jeers a sign that more is expected.