Leicester City, playing with panache, belief and a ruthless streak that has made a shock first Premier League crown a real possibility, crushed title rivals Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday (Sunday NZ Time) through Robert Huth’s double and a Riyad Mahrez strike. “No complaints. Leicester played better than us”, said the Chilean.
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“For Leicester, the pressure was at the beginning of the season when we started out, because our goal was to maintain our position in the Premier League”.
Mahrez made it 2-0 with a step-over and finish, and Huth found space to head home a Christian Fuchs corner before Sergio Aguero’s late consolation.
“I think it they continue the way they are doing then, of course (they are title favourites) because they are doing very well and have an advantage in points”.
“It’s a big game and an important weekend for the Premier League”.
“We have a big game at home now against Leicester, and I believe we have enough quality and nerves to deal with that”. We want six points and we are now focused on the next game. “The title is a possibility in the long run, but we are not thinking about that at all”.
“I told the players I trusted them and I would talk very little about tactics”. We have got a squad that has been together for a while and been through some highs and lows and those times bond you together.
Mark Booth’s “Talking Points” piece on City’s official site is brutally honest – miles away from some of the rather one-sided match reports on some club sites (*ahem, Chelsea, ahem*).
William Hill, who revealed 12 people placed a bet with them on Leicester when the odds were at 5000/1, have offered Leigh the opportunity to cash in on his punt now. Other teams:Ok there’s still a chance for us if someone slips and drops the cup. Playmaker David Silva left the action in the second half with an ankle problem, joining Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri and Eliaquim Mangala on the sidelines. Having to play 13 games more is very hard to predict. “It is important for us to recover our players and I am continuing not giving up because we got an unexpected defeat but we must continue”.
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Twitter was abuzz with many positive comments about Leicester City, as the fans were caught up with the underdog trajectory of the Foxes.
