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Leicester City giving the elite clubs a poke in the eye

07/02/16

Leicester City giving the elite clubs a poke in the eye

Leicester continued their fantastic Premier League campaign with an amazing 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. The victory came courtesy of a brace from centre-back Robert Huth and a superb strike from star midfielder Riyad Mahrez.

The win sent shockwaves through the English top-flight, as the Foxes moved six points clear of the Citizens at the top of the table. Tottenham cut the gap down to five points, but Leicester are becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

Leicester started the season as one of the favourites to be relegated, but shrewd signings and good work from boss Claudio Ranieri have made the Foxes a real force in the top-flight.

The likes of Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy will get the headlines from the press. However, a number of other players have also proven a key to Leicester’s success this season. The centre-defensive partnership of Robert Huth and Wes Morgan has been superb for the Foxes.

Both players have been criticised in their careers, but their performances at the heart of the Foxes backline have been highly-impressive. The fact that the Foxes have kept five clean sheets in their last seven Premier League games and conceded just two goals in that period shows that their defence has been watertight.

Leicester have been a breath of fresh air in the Premier League this season. The Foxes have spent very little in the recent transfer windows, yet they are making the likes of big spending Manchester City look very silly this season.

A Leicester City title triumph would show every Premier League club what can be achieved by confidence, fight and very good organisation.

Premier League

Major League Soccer Eastern Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Inter Miami CF 34 17 10 4 3 15
2
FC Cincinnati 33 16 10 3 3 7
3
New York Red Bulls 26 15 7 5 3 6
4
New York City FC 26 15 8 2 5 3
5
Columbus Crew 24 14 6 6 2 8
6
Toronto FC 23 16 7 2 7 0
7
Charlotte FC 22 16 6 4 6 -1
8
Philadelphia Union 19 15 4 7 4 4
9
Nashville SC 19 15 4 7 4 -1
10
DC United 18 16 4 6 6 -6
11
Orlando City SC 17 15 4 5 6 -7
12
Atlanta United 16 15 4 4 7 2
13
Montreal Impact 16 15 4 4 7 -12
14
Chicago Fire 12 16 2 6 8 -13
15
New England Revolution 7 13 2 1 10 -17
Major League Soccer Western Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Salt Lake 30 16 8 6 2 13
2
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 16 7 7 2 7
3
Los Angeles FC 27 15 8 3 4 8
4
Minnesota United 25 14 7 4 3 5
5
Austin FC 23 16 6 5 5 0
6
Vancouver Whitecaps 22 15 6 4 5 4
7
Colorado Rapids 22 16 6 4 6 -1
8
Houston Dynamo 21 15 6 3 6 0
9
Portland Timbers 19 16 5 4 7 0
10
Seattle Sounders 18 16 4 6 6 0
11
Saint Louis City 16 14 3 7 4 -2
12
FC Dallas 13 14 3 4 7 -6
13
Sporting Kansas City 11 15 2 5 8 -5
14
San Jose Earthquakes 11 15 3 2 10 -11

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