Dutchman Van Nistelrooy achieved his feat for Manchester United across two seasons in 2003.
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Although Vardy took his goal tally for the season to 14, Leicester were knocked off top spot as Bastian Schweinsteiger’s header at the end of the first half secured a point for United.
“I can think about (the run) when I am at home but as soon as I am in training or on the pitch on match days, the team is all I should be concentrating on. That’s what I have been doing and exactly what I will continue to do”.
He said: “He is ready to break it. If Jamie breaks the record he will break the record”.
The record capped a remarkable rise for 28-year-old Vardy, who was playing non-league football in 2012 and had been playing in the seventh tier of English football as recently as 2010.
Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes his former side are just two more players from lifting the Premier League title. I wanted to change one of the strikers and he was limping and that’s why I chose him. It is a fantastic record to have, 11 matches in a row.
The Leicester players were up for the occasion too, none so more than Vardy.
The last man to score in 11 straight games was Stan Mortensen for Blackpool in 1951.
So how did Vardy do it?
“The goal they scored is a defensive organisation after a corner kick for us so you have to blame ourselves because we know that, we have showed the images of the characteristics of this team”. The energy of it all. He has just beaten this incredible record. Could Vardy do it on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Stoke?
Depay blazed over from close range in the 84th minute, while former non-league man Vardy did not get the chance to add another chapter to his fairytale before taking the acclaim at the final whistle.
“It was good for us but maybe he was very, very angry”.
“I am happy to finally score”.
The home faithful roared in response to Vardy’s every touch and his first opening came in the 13th minute when Carrick carelessly presented possession to his England team-mate, who found N’Golo Kante for a shot that was deflected behind. “He is a pest and always in the defenders’ faces”.
Of their 10 attempts at goal, only two were on target along with four blocked attempts and another four off target. No problem when you have Vardy in your side.
‘That’s the second time in one week because we had the feeling we could win, that is hard to cope with’.
“So we could have lost the game in spite of our dominance”.
“When I got back into the dressing-room, the reaction from the lads was brilliant”. The powerful German fought off Okazaki and sent a powerful header through just before the first half ended. “If he is fit and raring to go, he should start for England”.
Van Nistelrooy himself tweeted his congratulations.
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But worse for van Gaal will be the blow to his reputation with United’s Champions League group considered to be one they should have easily climbed progressed from.
