Indeed Leicester’s remarkable Premier League campaign is similar to Atletico Madrid’s 2013-14 campaign in La Liga.
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Despite playing more than 800 minutes less than Vardy and Kane this season, he has still managed to score 13 league goals, including five in his last three games.
Leicester took the lead after just 90 seconds at the Etihad, as Huth diverted Mahrez’s free-kick into the net at the near post.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Leicester stunned Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday to bolster its bid to become the unlikeliest champions in English football history.
Forward Raheem Sterling, midfielder Fabian Delph and full-backs Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov all come into the starting lineup for today’s battle.
“We know it’s a insane league. I hope one time [on the league title] they are right!”
“We will enjoy. We want to fight of course, but without pressure”.
Vardy failed to add to his league-leading 18 goals this term, but he did go close on several occasions in the remainder, with Hart denying him once, the side-netting rippled and another header flashing wide.
Manchester City’s injury list is a concern for Pellegrini but shows the importance of squad depth.
“Leicester have shown nothing but total faith in me since the day I arrived here three and a half years ago and it’s impossible to measure how much that belief has helped me to improve”, said Vardy.
And midway through the second half Huth got his second of the game to wrap-up a convincing victory despite a late consolation from Sergio Aguero.
The 2014/15 Premier League season will be remembered for Leicester’s great escape.
A key difference then was that Liverpool, who fell two points short of City at the end, had started the run-in with a big gap to make up, whereas Leicester are already at the top and have more leeway to drop points.
This was City’s first home game since the announcement that Pellegrini was leaving at the end of the season and being replaced by outgoing Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.
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Manchester City had chances to get back into the game before the half-time whistle but did not take them and were swiftly punished. “Leicester played better than us”. The Red Devils will look to pick up from where they left off during their 3-0 win against Stoke on Tuesday.
