The tone for the day was set by Manchester City collapsing 2-0 at Stoke and Leicester then seized the opportunity to go top of the league by beating Swansea 3-0.
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Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick in Leicester’s 3-0 win at Swansea as the Foxes returned to top spot in the Barclays Premier League.
Less than a week after being appointed to the helm of La Liga giants Valencia, management newcomer Gary Neville wants to inject some Premier League flavour into the club by cutting a deal to sign Vardy next year. Stating he “worked hard for the team”, Ranieri made it clear that his Man of the Match star was not just thinking about scoring goals.
The Algerian winger was in lethal form as he put Swansea to the sword with his first ever hattrick, and is the first Algerian player to do so in the Premier League.
Vardy’s tenacious attitude played a significant role in Leicester’s opening goal in the fifth minute. And if that wasn’t daunting enough, they host third-placed Manchester City on 29 December. There were some boos after a fourth goalless draw in their last six home games.
Leicester, who have clinched nine wins from 15 games, will now square off against Chelsea on December 15.
“I’m concerned obviously, I was concerned before this game”, Mourinho told Sky Sports. Costa’s cross clearly, if accidentally, struck the arm of the sprawling Simon Francis but the referee did not give a penalty, much to the animated Mourinho’s annoyance.
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“Our objective is not to fight for (avoiding) relegation, so if our objective is to fight for top four then (after this) you have to think about finishing top six”.
