But right now, the speedy striker, who has broken into the England squad this year and has four caps, is firmly focused on winning matches first.
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He did not feel in a party mood for two reasons.
The match opened up in the second half as both sides missed opportunities to take the lead – Marc Albrighton asked too much of an unmarked Jamie Vardy with a high cross, while Schmeichel denied Schweinsteiger from an Ashley Young free kick. “It’s a bit disappointing the way we conceded their goal because it could have been three points”.
The last man to score in 11 straight games was Stan Mortensen for Blackpool in 1951.
Claudio Ranieri has given Vardy enormous credit but he has always stressed all of his Leicester side deserve praise for their stunning form and it was another team display against United. It is more hard because you see where Leicester stand on the pitch. I believe in this team.
He added: “I don’t think he is injured for the next match”.
“That is exactly what I will do and have been doing until now”.
The England worldwide has been a revelation this season and leads the top flight goal chart with 14 strikes to date.
And the Leicester striker made no mistake in drilling the ball beyond the on-rushing David de Gea to cap off a flowing attack and seal his place in the history books.
Watching a replay of his ecstatic goal celebration after the game on Sky Sports, he said: “Unbelievable”.
Crystal Palace closed the gap on the leaders when they thrashed Newcastle United 5-1 at Selhurst Park after the visitors scored first but ended up back in the relegation zone.
Despite taking a blow to the left foot and a nagging hip injury, Vardy was a constant menace up front while United had to resort to fouling Riyad Mahrez to prevent him from tearing their defence to shreds with his direct runs.
That the two games against PSV and Leicester ended in disappointing draws tells its own story.
The result helped Manchester City return to the summit as they earlier claimed a 3-1 victory over Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. “We’ll get back on the training field this week and looking forward to Swansea away next week”. It was a very important moment, just before half-time. You can’t expect a team to score with all their chances. We gave the goal away, but it is also the quality of Vardy.
Wayne Rooney turned in a lacklustre display before making way for Memphis Depay midway through the second half, but Van Gaal revealed that a knock suffered by his captain was the main reason for the substitution. I wanted to change one of the strikers and he was limping and that’s why I chose him.
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He said: “I think when you want to be the champions at the end of the season – and we want that, the players want that, the manager wants that, the fans want that – then you have to win these kind of games and we didn’t do that so I’m disappointed”.
