Leicester stunned Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday to bolster its bid to become the unlikeliest champions in English football history.
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The Foxes, who produced one of the great escapes last season, extended their advantage at the top of the Premier League table after Saturday’s sensational 3-1 victory away at Manchester City.
JUST WHEN YOU thought things couldn’t get any better for Leicester, Jamie Vardy has signed a new long-term deal with the club.
Centre-back Robert Huth opened the scoring from a third-minute Riyad Mahrez free-kick and headed in Leicester’s third goal on the hour after Mahrez had doubled the visitors’ lead with a brilliant solo goal.
Although Shearer was full of praise for Leicester’s performance, the BBC pundit thinks that Claudio Ranieri’s side will feel the pressure in the last few games – just as he had experienced when playing for Blackburn in the 1994/5 season.
“I am sorry because we know it’s a insane league and we have to try in this insane league and there are some big teams who have to win”, Ranieri said.
At first he refused to answer the questions but then said: “It would be very easy for me to say “yes” [to that question]”.
– Josh Raven (@JRavenEsports) February 6, 2016 Can’t wait for Leicester vs Barcelona in the CL final next year – khawla (@K_Blaugrana) February 6, 2016If Leicester win the league, Ireland win the euros & Celtic win a game.
Leicester City lead the Premier League by five points, with 13 games remaining. It took them barely 3 minutes to get started as Mahrez whipped in a low cross to the near post which Huth bundled home after some rather poor marking from City who look clueless without Kompany.
City manager Claudio Ranieri said he was delighted his talisman striker wanted to commit his future to the club.
Mahrez made it 2-0 with a step-over and finish, and Huth found space to head home a Christian Fuchs corner before Sergio Aguero’s late consolation.
However, Leicester close the season against Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea.
Like Leicester fans, followers of Spurs will dare to dream that their side can finally land a first top-flight title since 1961. He has scored 44 goals in 132 appearances for the Foxes.
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“We need to be calm. I am very happy that he will stay with us for a long time”.
