Vardy signs new deal to complete Leicester’s ideal day

Pep Guardiola reportedly wants to raid former club Barcelona in a £150m double swoop which would bring Neymar and Sergio Busquets to Manchester City next season. “They absolutely wiped the floor with City”.

But on the pitch he has been a revelation and in November he set a new Premier League record by scoring for the 11th game running in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

Bayern Munich head coach Guardiola has agreed a three-year deal to take over from Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season despite City remaining in the running to win the quadruple this season.

However, against the run of play in the 48th minute, Leicester City doubled their lead when Riyad Mahrez raced down on the left flank from a counter-attack to place an unstoppable finish in Joe Hart’s goal.

Henry, 38, believes Guardiola’s determined mindset could enable two-time Premier League champions City to take a firm grip of the division for years to come.

Fast forward 12 months and Leicester, under the management of Claudio Ranieri, are five points clear at the top of the Premier League after a remarkable 3-1 win at Manchester City. I believe we can.

Few would have predicted a top two of Leicester and Tottenham at this late stage of the season, but Pochettino is not surprised by his team’s rise or the stunning ascent of the Foxes. My mind goes over seven days and the next against Arsenal, a tough match with fantastic players. We must have a very strong mentality and try to prepare for the game against Tottenham in the best way we can. They are a team that defend really well, they are very solid at the back, they don’t give too much space and then they are very fast on the counterattack. I’m just not sure that the guilt and shame they feel about letting their manager down is enough to win them any silverware. “It is important for us to recover our players and I am continuing not giving up because we got an unexpected defeat, but we must continue”. But more than that, I think the respect.

Tottenham have a bigger fish to fry this season and a win in this fixture will not only derail Arsenal’s title campaign but also keep their own title bid on track.

That Aguero goal was widely celebrated by one Sky Bet punter in particular, who won a massive £10,000 off a £10 bet on Huth to score first in a 3-1 away win at 1,000/1.