EPL: Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United - 5 Talking Points
Leicester City and Manchester United played out an uninteresting 1-1 draw at the King Power stadium in the top of the table encounter. There were only two goals in this game, but they coincidentally were monumental in their own regard. Jaime Vardy stole the headlines with his record-breaking goal for the Foxes while Bastian Schweinsteiger too had achieved a personal feat by scoring his first goal in English football.The draw helped Manchester City more than the two participating teams as the Sky Blues reached the summit of the Premier League.Here are the five talking points Saturday’s encounter at the King Power stadium
#1 Jaime Vardy creates history
He did it! Jaime Vardy broke the long-standing record of Ruud van Nistelrooy of scoring in 10 consecutive league games by scoring against Nistelrooy’s former club at the King Power stadium. The entire arena erupted into hysteria as Vardy celebrated his goal with his trademark open armed celebration.
The England international has had a fairytale-like career graph where he has meteorically risen right from the bottom to the pinnacle of English football. In three years, Vardy has risen from the anonymity of the Non-League football for Fleetwood Town to the glitz and glamour of Premier League with Leicester City.
Vardy has been in imperious form for the Foxes this season and arguably the club’s best centre-forward in the recent past. His indomitable hunger to score goals has been one of the foremost qualities this season. He has become first player in the history of Premier League football to score in 11 consecutive games. This run has seen him score 13 goals in 11 games making him the league’s top scorer as well.
The 28-year-old’s astounding rise to the top is not only inspiring but also proof that if one works hard enough for their dreams, they can come true.