Vardy grateful to Van Nistelrooy after equalling Premier League record

“There’s a lot of hard work gone into it and long may it continue”, Vardy told the BBC.

“I’ve matched his (Van Nistelrooy’s) record and we have got the three points and a clean sheet”.

Ahead of the win over Newcastle, former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy had taken to social media to wish Vardy good luck in pursuit of his record, but Vardy was keeping his feet on the ground after putting his name alongside the Dutchman in the history books.

Liverpool hammered mercurial Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium to provide the Merseysiders’ new coach Juergen Klopp with his most striking Premier League win yet.

Also worth noting is that Van Nistelrooy’s 10-goal run spanned both the tail-end of the 2002/03 league season and the opening games of the 2003/04 campaign; Vardy’s record is unique, then, in that all 10 appearances came within a single season.

While Vardy’s heroics perfectly encompass Leicester’s inspiring achievements this season, there’s another member of the squad who personifies the club’s unexpected success.

“Overall, it was a bad day”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “After, we can speak about other things but now we are very, very focused on our goal”.

Argentina’s Jose Ulloa doubled the lead halfway through the second half before Shinji Okazaki added a late third as Leicester continued their fine early season form, their 3-0 win taking them to the top of the EPL standings temporarily for the first time since October 2000. “It is very disappointing”.

“I don’t think even the brainiest men in the world could understand, but they have been constantly working on me and giving me the rest when it is needed”.

Watford captain Troy Deeney appeared to have gained a point for the hosts with an 87th-minute penalty, only to deflect Bastian Schweinsteiger’s stoppage-time effort into his own net after United had taken the lead through Memphis Depay.

Also, Everton beat Aston Villa 4-0 courtesy of doubles from Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku, who became the fifth player – after Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo – to reach 50 top-flight goals before the age of 23.

“In the last five out six games we’ve seen progression, but we’re going to get setbacks before we get consistency”.

Tottenham play London rivals West Ham on Sunday, with Monday’s top flight match between Crystal Palace and Sunderland.