“They [the big games] do keep coming”, Vardy said.
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“I think we had a good plan and a good style of play”.
But despite this marking the start of yet another packed month, Klopp vowed that his side weren’t short in intensity against Claudio Ranieri’s side.
The manager also said a clutch of injured players would return to first-team training later in the week, with Philippe Coutinho, Divock Origi, Martin Skrtel and Daniel Sturridge closing in on a return to first-team action. It is not easy.
Slowly, Liverpool regained some composure as Jordan Henderson and James Milner tried to assert some authority but they needed Mignolet to ensure they went into the break level when he turned Mahrez’s brilliant 30-yard effort over.
“It’s probably my best, no shadow of a doubt”.
Bottom club Aston Villa’s hopes of avoiding relegation suffered another setback when they had Jordan Ayew sent off after 17 minutes for elbowing Aaron Cresswell before slipping to a predictable 2-0 defeat at sixth-placed West Ham United. I had been looking all game and Mignolet was quite far off his line. Over the keeper. Straight into the top corner. “We will try everything and hopefully it will work”.
Manchester City kept pace, the day after Pep Guardiola was announced as their new manager, by winning 1-0 at Sunderland, but Arsenal fell five points below the summit after a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Southampton.
Vardy enjoyed title success with non-league outfit Fleetwood in 2011/12 before joining Leicester for £1m in that summer where he helped clinch the Championship title in 2014.
On last night’s evidence, you’d say it is very possible given the way Leicester are playing right now, and there was one phase that suggested the East Midlands side are Premier League champions in waiting.
And team-mate Marc Albrighton backed the England worldwide to continue scoring.
Leicester were on top from the off and Riyad Mahrez curled wide inside two minutes and they came closer seven minutes later. A player low on confidence is not even attempting to hit that.
“To be in the stadium and witness that goal [on Tuesday] was something special”.
“It’s my best, no shadow of a doubt”.
“It will be on Christmas DVDs in the future, I wouldn’t be surprised”. We’re staying on the ground, but if we carry on the way we are, then why not have the belief (to win the league)?
Liverpool are one of only two teams to beat Leicester, who remain three points clear at the top, in this season’s Premier League.
He added: “It’s fantastic but we need to win there, don’t we?”
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There are still 14 matches to play, and plenty of time for plenty of teams to falter or rise.
