Leicester: Wenger Says Both Teams Under Pressure

Jamie Vardy of Leicester heads the ball against the crossbar as under pressure from Nacho Monreal as Petr Cech of Arsenal looks on the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal on September 26, 2015 in Leicester, United Kingdom.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is adamant his players are not feeling any extra pressure ahead of this weekend’s trip to Arsenal. Usually in the Premier League you know who is going to be in the top positions.

Leicester continue to confound critics and defy those who keep expecting the wheels to fall off their unlikely title bid.

United have refused to deny reports they have spoken to Mourinho in recent weeks following their team’s slump and the former Chelsea boss is said to have made it clear he is ready to replace van Gaal if the Dutchman is sacked or departs at the end of the season.

‘We will of course try to stop their counter-attacking.

“It is part of our spirit”.

“Maybe it is the key match for him, not for us”, the Italian manager said.

Tottenham’s odds for a first English title since 1961 also shortened after they eased into second spot, five points behind Leicester, with a narrow victory over Watford last weekend.

The bookies expect Arsenal to close the gap by snatching all the points from Sundays clash and it will be the game that influences the outcome of the 2016 title. We must respect each other. “We are a team”.

This is it. This is the biggest game in the history of Leicester City. “I don’t think that we have a massive problem on that front”. “Now we have to wait and see how far they can go”.

“In football, things change from one week to another”.

“It just shows that you don’t always need all these millions to buy success”, said Vardy, who was speaking at the launch of Betfair’s new product Acca Edge, which allows you to get your stake back in cash if one leg of your accumulator lets you down. Not only will Manchester be looking to reverse that twist of fate, they’ll also be trying to avenge a humiliating 4-1 loss they suffered at White Hart Lane earlier this season.

He said: “I’m already off to Vegas on holiday soon so if Leicester do become champions I will have plenty of spending money”.

Eighteenth placed Norwich City will host a hot West Ham side, fresh off an extra time win over Liverpool in the FA Cup on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have only dropped two matches at home this year.