Leicester City kept their title dream alive with a
2-0 victory over Liverpool at the King Power Stadium thanks to a brace from
Jamie Vardy that included a sensational long-range goal.
Amid reports Vardy is due to sign a new contract,
the 29-year-old England striker delivered a perfectly timed reminder of his
talent at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City striker James Vardy leads the goalscorers chart with 18 goals. Image: Dailystar
He opened the scoring on the hour with a
goal-of-the-season contender from wide on the right, latching onto a Riyad
Mahrez’s pass and unleashing a ferocious dipping volley over Simon Mignolet in
Liverpool goal from 30 yards. “The first goal was unbelievable,”said Leicester
manager Claudio Ranieri.
He put the game to bed 11 minutes later with his
18th goal of the campaign from Shinji Okazaki’s deflected shot, as Claudio
Ranieri’s men kept the fairytale running.
Manuel Pellegrini will make way for Pep Guardiola
in the summer and his hopes of signing off with a league title were kept on
track by Sergio Aguero’s 16th-minute strike – his sixth goal in four
appearances – in their 1-0 win at Sunderland.
El Kun rescued city yet again. Image: Daily Mail
But Arsenal’s title hopes took a major dent in a
goalless draw with Southampton that left Arsene Wenger’s men in fourth place,
five points below Leicester.
Asked if this was a case of Arsenal blowing
another promising position in the league, Wenger told a TV reporter: “Look, I
don’t know why you say ‘same old Arsenal’.
Meanwhile , Arsenal’s great rivals Tottenham
Hotspur stole above them into third place on goal difference, after beating
Norwich 3-0 courtesy of a second-minute Dele Alli goal and a Harry Kane double
– a 30th-minute penalty and a calm one-on-one finish late on.
United captain Rooney bagged his 7th goal in his last six games . Image: Mirror
Fifth-place Manchester United remain five points
off the Champions League places after burying Stoke City in style with Jesse
Lingard, Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney the goalscorers at Old Trafford.
West Ham United remain a point behind United in
sixth place after a 2-0 win at home to bottom club Aston Villa.
Source: AFP
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