Leicester City remain the only unbeaten side in the Premier League this season and look to keep that record intact against Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. “He’s back to his level, he won a big competition with Chile, the Copa America”.
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“At times we lacked defensive stability but that is normal at Leicester“.
“I am sure he is going to flourish now with many, many more important goals”, said the England star.
“His dad said he lacks a bit of self-belief and I can confirm that because he is very critical of himself, but that is positive and a sign of top level sportsmen”.
“Overall he is a striker who is mobile and works hard for the team and when the team plays well he can score goals”.
The Chelsea boss last week described his Arsenal counterpart as “the king” after Wenger persuaded the FA to rescind a red card for Gunners defender Gabriel and hand Diego Costa a three-game ban.
“It is, it’s in the Premier League and I’ve never been here before except for last season but it’s disappointing we didn’t get the result”, he told Foxes Player.
Vardy bagged his second of the match in the final minute to take his tally for the campaign to six goals, before Olivier Giroud netted in stoppage time to bring the curtain down on a thoroughly entertaining clash in the West Midlands.
Arsenal are next in action in the Champions League in midweek when they take on Olympiacos at the Emirates Stadium.
Ozil said Arsenal’s 2-1 Champions League defeat by Dinamo Zagreb had prompted a reaction from the squad.
He has been directly involved in 11 goals in his last 13 Premier League matches, with eight goals and three assists.
However, ahead of Leicester’s home game against Arsene Wenger’s team on Saturday, Ranieri believes Arsenal are ready to mount a serious title challenge once again.
Asked if he felt like a king he replied: ‘No, I feel I have just done my job with the team and for our fans.
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Mourinho had aimed fired at Wenger before the weekend, despite refusing to mention him by name, by suggesting he was an exception to pressure managers are under.
