Former Manchester United star criticises Premier League sides in Europe

No team has ever had Leicester’s points tally after 15 matches of a 38-game Premier League season and finished outside the top four.

We can’t help but start with the Riyad Mahrez(6.8), who became the first Algerian to score a hattrick in the Premier League, scoring the first two goals of his treble in the opening 22 minutes for an incredible return of 21 fantasy points.

He is now owned by 61.4% of Fpl managers, while apparently the rest who belong in the 38.6% are playing a different game.

But if you just take the Premier League action for this calendar year, what would the top ten look like?

Legendary United manager Ferguson has been hugely impressed by Claudio Ranieri’s team, and feels they are capable of lasting the course and winning the title.

Steve Cook in particular played a crucial part in what Eddie Howe labelled the greatest result in the team’s history, heading back across goal to allow Murray to nod home the victor, but also remaining resolute in defence. The problem for the owners is have they got the money?

His contribution against Swansea was particularly impressive; Kante turned defence into attack with frightening ease on a number of occasions, an ability that is underlined by the fact that the 24-year-old has made more interceptions than any other Premier League player this season.

“At the moment, he (Ranieri) can pick the same team because he has a limited squad and is doing very well”. But if he wants to win the league, I think he should add to it. And I think there may be a great chance.

Mahrez absolutely stole the show for Leicester this week with three goals on five shots to pace them to another lopsided win. While that ties them with Newcastle for the last relegation spot, the interesting news is that they’ve moved up to two behind Chelsea. They still have 23 games left this season and are only two wins away from matching last season’s total of 11 wins.

“I was listening to Peter Schmeichel last week and what he was saying was fantastic – talking about how people are under-estimating Leicester”, Ferguson said. But, the question is, how long will it last? The defending Premier League champions have been an absolute mess this season but they did force Boruc to make seven saves for the clean sheet win.

National newspapers have reported that Vardy has attracted interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea ahead of the winter transfer window, and Ferguson stressed the club must hold on to their best players in order to keep improving. “It is natural, it is progress”.