Premier League Table and Results: Manchester City, Leicester City, Manchester

Leicester City are second in the league. Not even the most optimistic of Foxes fans could have predicted this would happen.

“I am obviously delighted to get the goal that takes me past Van Nistelrooy, but the main thing was the performance”, he said.

“Many wanted (Pearson) gone and many wanted him to stay”. “There has been a lot of focus on me (but) I have kept my head down and not tried to think too much about it. I knew it would be a battle against Chris Smalling and it was an entertaining one for the neutrals”. Odion Ighalo put the Hornets ahead with his eighth goal of the season before Micah Richards equalised with his first goal for the club.

In the first half of Saturday’s match they were simply irresistible.

Several Manchester United supporters took to social media, especially Twitter to voice their frustration, while calling for Van Gaal to either change his style or step away from the job.

West Ham and West Brom shared the points at Upton Park in a 1-1 draw.

At this point though you also have to wonder how sustainable the club’s run is.

United, like has been the trend in recent games, had the majority of the possession, but failed to exert themselves in the final third, with Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial being tapped well by the Leicester defence.

“So we could have lost the game in spite of our dominance”.

No one could of guessed that while Vardy was playing non-league football for Fleetwood Towns over three years ago that one day he would break a record that was set by on the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen.

“Leicester must reward him”.

He is partnered by the increasingly impressive Danny Drinkwater, whose passing range (3 assists so far) and continuous strides forward as a player could see an England call up in his future.

City beat Southampton 3-1 at home to end a sobering week on a high, following losses to Liverpool in the Premier League and Juventus in the Champions League.

“Against Watford, it [the own goal by Troy Deeney] was a very important goal, as it was the last minute and it meant three points”. We come here as Manchester United and, if you want to win something, then you have to win the game. “So we have changed the taker and that’s the reason”.

Their emergence in the top flight will lead to more players being plucked from the non-league circuit, according to Smalling, and Vardy’s success this season has proven that there is untapped talent in the lower leagues in this country, just waiting for their chance.