The core of Manchester City’s squad helped them to their two titles in 2012 and 2014 while Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez have won Spain’s Primera Division, even if Arsenal have failed to win the Barclays Premier League since 2004.
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Ranieri has urged caution ahead of what promises to be one of Leicester’s toughest fixtures of the season, but encouraged fans to keep believing his team can defy all expectations and clinch the title. That is all. “They (Leicester) had 10 days off and we had three games”.
“Manchester City have too many unsafe players”.
Faltering Arsenal failed to win for a fourth league game in succession as they suffered a night of frustration at home to Southampton in a 0-0 stalemate.
This season alone Windass has managed 25 appearances for John Coleman’s side, scoring 11 goals and assisting another six.
“Now he is refreshed, a new Vardy, he pressed a lot, worked very hard and scored a goal”.
“If we have 42 more points to play for, then other teams can be fighting for the title, so it’s not just four teams”.
Ranieri broke into laughter when quizzed on whether he has said anything to his players about challenging for the title – “You want to know if I told something to my players?”
Leicester City fans, where would you have been in the league table without Vardy?
On the injury front, Pellegrini reveals the players expected to be in action on Saturday in the battle between the first and second in the Premier League.
“At the end, the game is decided by a world class goal from Jamie Vardy”, Klopp said.
Ranieri spent most of the first half of the season saying his side were getting closer to a position of safety, despite their place at the top of the league.
Vardy returned to form after a seven-match run without a goal.
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he almost clapped for rival striker Jamie Vardy who scored a brace against the visitors here to snatch a vital three points for Leicester City.
The Daily Mail says City’s starting line-up on Saturday is likely to be worth around £235m.
Speaking after Tuesday’s 1-0 win at Sunderland, Pellegrini commented: “My future is my present, I try to win the next game and focus just on what we are doing”.
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“It was an unbelievable pass from Riyad Mahrez and unbelievable what Vardy did”, Leicester manager Ranieri said.
