Vardy back with hat-trick as Leicester shock Man City

Vardy doubled the lead just a few minutes later and before the end of the first half, the lead was up to three. Vardy netted again in the 20th and 78th minutes before City attempted a fightback.

Vardy completed a hat-trick after a terrible mistake from John Stones in the 78th minute, but Aleksandar Kolarov curled a superb free-kick past Zieler at the near post to finally get Manchester City on the score sheet in the 82nd minute.

“We just wanted to make sure you saw the team fight for the cause”, Vardy saw. Doing it against such a good team is really good.

City could also be in with a good chance of acquiring the England left-back, with Spurs possessing a ready-made replacement in young Wales worldwide Ben Davies – who is putting pressure on Rose for a starting birth.

Claudio Ranieri’s team will be looking to win back-to-back games for the first time and despite their sluggish campaign, Leicester can move above the Cherries in the table should they claim all three points.

Having looked so abject in their 5-0 midweek Champions League defeat at Porto, the Foxes – showing 10 changes in personnel – tore into City with lightning speed and apparent ease.

He emerged from his scoring slump by striking past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo after receiving a pass from Islam Slimani.

Leicester were soon three goals up as Vardy rounded Bravo before slotting home after a superb one-touch pass from Mahrez to create the chance following a great long ball forward to release the Algerian.

“It was like Guardiola had not seen Leicester last season and the way they play”, said the Daily Telegraph’s Sam Wallace. But after four minutes, 2-0, in the mind of the players they say, ‘Wow, what happened?’, it’s not easy for them. Never did he tell me, “I need to score”.

“It is down to us to maintain the focus and the desire to improve”.

Two minutes and 15 seconds later, City failed to clear a long throw-in and Slimani teed up King to arc a fine shot into the top-left corner.

Meanwhile, center backs Stones, Nicolas Otamendi and – when fit – Vincent Kompany are being asked to bring the ball out from the back and start attacks.