Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City: 5 Talking Points
Happy manager: Claudio Ranieri looks delighted with his side’s performance against Manchester CityIn what was very much a title decider, Leicester City dispatched off the hosts Manchester City in a convincing manner. The final scoreline of 1-3 just about gives out the perfect picture of what transpired during the course of the game. Leicester were ahead from the very beginning with Robert Huth scoring as early as the third minute.The rest of the first half was more or less uneventful as City kept the major amount of possession but were unable to make anything out of it. Three minutes into the second half and Mahrez had doubled the lead with a sensational goal, dancing around the City defense like a ballerina. A helpless City squad could only watch as Robert Huth sealed the game with yet another goal from a set piece.Aguero did get a consolation goal late in the game but there wasn’t enough time left for Machester City to make anything out of it.Here are the major talking points from the game.
#1 Huth - The unlikely hero
Given the scoreline, one would expect either Vardy or Mahhrez to have scored the majority of the goals. While Mahrez did play a part, the team from Manchester was undone by none other than Robert Huth.
The German Centre back was undoubtedly the hero of the day for the Foxes. He scored twice, once in each half and was the architect of the emphatic victory which sent Leicester five points clear at the top of the league table.
It was a perfect man of the match performance from the German giant. Not only did he score the winning goals, he was also rock solid in defense for the Foxes. One of Claudio Ranieri’s favorite players, he has been having a dream season as a defender.