"It was important to give the fringe players, or those who haven't played, some game time and when you do that you hope they'll respond in the right way," Shakespeare told reporters.
"They're part of the squad and they carry on.
"We'll need everyone as we go along because it's a tough old season in the Premier League and whether it's a loss of form, a change of tactics or injuries, you have all that to contend with."
Leicester travel to face leaders Manchester United in the league on Saturday.
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(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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