Vardy opened the scoring in the victory at the King Power Stadium, latching on to a Riyad Mahrez pass and letting fly from distance, lobbing Mignolet in the process.
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A frustrated Jürgen Klopp bemoaned Liverpool’s poor decision-making as they lost 2-0 away at Leicester City on Tuesday night and insisted, had they made wiser decisions, they could have won the game.
Vardy scored a goal of the season contender when he latched onto a through ball over the top from team-mate Mahrez and then looped the shot over Simon Mignolet’s reach.
“I think it just shows how good we are personally in terms of fitness levels and that we’ll always play until the 95th minute if we have to”.
Reports in the build-up to the match claimed that Vardy was close to signing a new contract with Leicester, which maintained its three-point lead over Manchester City at the top with the victory. “I don’t feel too good”. “If we had Vardy in our side, we might have nicked the game”.
He said: “It’s incredible what Vardy did. I just hope there’s more of them to come”. They deserve every point they get and Jamie has deserved every goal he’s scored until now. Aguero looks back to his sharpest, having scored eight goals in as many games in 2016.
The win takes Leicester five points clear of third and fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, while they also have a better goal difference than the Gunners.
“We had a lot of opportunities to cross but our crosses were not exact”.
Klopp and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger are the two managers to beat the Foxes, and Liverpool’s German boss is a self-confessed fan of their style of play under Claudio Ranieri.
West Ham remain a point behind Manchester United in sixth place after a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa while West Bromwich Albion held Swansea City to a 1-1 draw.
No English Premier League team has been more praised this season than Leicester. And rightfully so, as the league-leading Foxes are the most surprising success story in years.
“I think it is nothing that people don’t know – obviously I would like to be here for a long time”, Vardy said.
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Vardy ended a seven-game goal drought against Stoke last time out and had minor groin surgery in January but Ranieri believes he has rediscovered top form.
