“Next season, United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal will all be at the top”.
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Plenty of football fans – and not just Leicester City supporters – would be happy to see the Foxes clinch the Premier League title against Manchester United this weekend, but one Ladbrokes punter will be thinking what might have been.
Tanner has been Leicester Mercury’s chief football writer for eight seasons spanning their time in League One and a headline grabbing stint under the management of Sven-Göran Eriksson. “It will be a very difficult game but we will carry on looking forward, work very hard and see what happens”.
The East Midland club hold a seven-point lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur with a win at Old Trafford on Sunday against Manchester United enough to seal the title, and Souness said it would not surprise anyone if Leicester were to emerge victorious.
“We salute the fans who backed their side to land the biggest upset in history at the start of the season”.
Aside from his cup success in Italy and Spain and three successful promotion campaigns, Ranieri has always fallen short at the highest level, and it is something that he touched upon earlier this week.
Now it looks more like a small fortune lost with pre-season odds of 5000/1 on Leicester to win the league paying out £100,000 on a £20 bet.
Now, with the finishing line in sight, the Italian has urged his men to get the job done, as they prepare to go to Old Trafford on Sunday just three points away from glory.
It’s not over just yet, but it’s a good time to be a Leicester fan. “If they win, it won’t be me driving home”.
When Ranieri took charge of Leicester in the close season, he was tasked with keeping the team in the Premier League. “They made a mistake if they didn’t arrange it. I considered if I win the league”.
“But now, of course, we are there and we want to fight until the end”.
Ranieri said he was not expecting an easy ride against a United side who still have aspirations of qualifying for the Champions League.
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It appears as though he has finally settled at the King Power Stadium, building a tight-knit group that has exceeded all expectations and they have been a refreshing change to the landscape of the Premier League.
