• Manager says record ‘is great for us’ after Leicester hold Manchester United
• Former United striker tweets: ‘Well done vardy7! You’re number one now’The points were shared but the reactions were very different at the King Power Stadium after a 1-1 draw kept Leicester City ahead of Manchester United and behind Manchester City only on goal difference at the top of the Premier League. Claudio Ranieri was delighted with the performance and the Jamie Vardy goal that broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record,while Louis van Gaal was furious at the points dropped and the manner of the goal conceded.“I am very happy,” Ranieri, and the Leicester manager,said, “because before the match I said to my players we had two objectives nowadays: 1) win the match and 2) try to help Vardy score and achieve the record. We occupy one point which is suited for our table and Jamie made the record. It is great for us, and a very suited evening.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com