The 28-year-old sustained hip and groin injuries versus Watford, forcing him to miss England’s friendlies against Spain and France despite being part of Roy Hodgson’s squad over the past week.
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Vardy is could break Manchester United legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League matches if he scores against Newcastle on November 21.
Newcastle’s Daryl Janmaat, sent off for a foul on Vardy back in May, says Newcastle will do all they can to prevent him matching the mark.
With his place in doubt for the Leicester game this weekend, it seems that Vardy will take painkillers to get him through the game and give him the chance to put himself into the annuls of history.
Ranieri also confirmed earlier that Jamie Vardy had trained “a little” today and would only play on Saturday if the medical staff said so.
However, the ex-Chelsea manager was unsure whether Vardy will even be fit enough to face Newcastle. We don’t want to get too carried away looking to the future. If he is fit he plays because every time he wants to play.
United have struggled for goals this season, and if they are to mount a genuine title challenge during the second half of the campaign, van Gaal will surely need to invest in his attack once again during the January transfer window.
He said: “I think the [international] windows have been good for us”. “Since then, we’ve stuck with things and kind of settled down”. I’m thinking about Newcastle.
The record is for scoring in consecutive Barclays Premier League appearances and not for scoring in successive top flight matches played by a player’s club.
– The Magpies have kept two Premier League clean sheets in a row. They are in the relegation zone and honestly, everything has gone wrong.
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– Steve McClaren’s charges have managed just one goal in total in their last three Premier League fixtures.
