Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City: 5 talking points
Leicester City and Manchester City cancelled each other out as the two sides played a fascinating goal-less stalemate under the Tuesday night lights at the King Power stadium. Having lost 1-0 to Liverpool on Boxing Day, The Foxes still had a chance to take the pole position with a win over the erratic visitors, but lacked the cutting edge in the final third to finish their chances off.The Citizens, on the other hands, attacked at full pelt but struggled to break down the hosts’ rigid defence and were also denied by Leicester shot-stopper Kasper Schmeichel on a few occasions.The spoils were eventually shared, but the biggest winners of the day were Arsenal, who remained at the summit after their victory over Bournemouth a day earlier.Let’s discuss some of the major talking points from the game.
#1 A game packed with end-to-end action, but no goals
Leicester City and Manchester City were not just the two favourites for the Premier League crown but were also the most prolific sides in the league. With 37 goals scored prior to the clash, the two teams had accrued the joint highest number of strikes in the division thus far.
Today, none were able to bring that imperious scoring prowess to the table, but there wasn’t any shortage of high-action, full throttle football either.
Both teams crossed swords evenly as they attacked relentlessly at either ends and kept each other on their toes. Whilst Jamie Vardy spurned two great chances just before the break, City were frustrated by the dexterity of Schmeichel, who did well to deny the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling.
The game was evenly poised till the end and the teams deservedly shared the points as it ended honors even.