Arsenal now face a United side looking to win three matches in different competitions in a week after victories over Shrewsbury and FC Midtjylland in the FA Cup and Europa League eased some of the mounting pressure on manager Louis van Gaal.
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Neil said: “My responsibility is to win games and at the moment we are not doing that”.
This week it has surfaced that Alex Neil’s job is likely to remain safe for the foreseeable future, which is really good to see as clubs can get jumpy, especially with the money on offer in the top flight.
He added: “He’s working very well, better than at the beginning of season”.
Speaking exclusively to Betfair as part of the launch of its new product Acca Edge he said: “Obviously I want to make sure that I’m involved in the squad and I know that’s down to myself”. Chelsea are unbeaten in 10 league matches and will be aiming to breach a Southampton defence that has gone nine hours and 14 minutes without conceding a goal. Danny Simpson is also out for the game because of already mentioned, red card against Arsenal.
Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez will look to get Leicester back on track vs. Norwich. Mbokani could start after Jerome has been disappointing recently. It hasn’t been just the bottom half teams on the losing side – the big guns of EPL have had no answers to Leicester’s top-notch performances either. He has had a breakthrough this season and has outperformed the likes of Eden Hazard and David Silva on a consistent basis. “For this reason, I said the five matches are a key point”.
However, Vardy has claimed that so far this season, the player he found hardest to play against was Red Devils centre-back Chris Smalling. “I want only players happy to stay here”.
Shane Long took advantage of a mistake by Baba Rahman to put the hosts ahead just before halftime, pouncing on the ball before beating Thibaut Courtois with a neat finish.
Goal difference is now keeping the Carrow Road side out of the Premier League relegation zone following five defeats in a six-game winless run. The Scotsman’s strength is his movement in the final third. So, to say, that Leicester City will be toppled by the Canaries in any way would be too harsh on them.
This is an interesting position taken by Ranieri, who, much like his Leicester team, has been a surprise package in his own right. Spurs are away to West Ham on Wednesday night and then they have the small matter of the North London derby against Arsenal next week which will be live and exclusive on Premier League Live at 12.45.
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In fact, Mahrez and Vardy (33) have scored more Premier League goals between them this season than the whole Norwich team (30) and there were rumours this week that Mahrez has caught the eye of Spanish giants, Barcelona.
