Riyad Mahrez will believe a blockbuster of a highlights reel to show at the end of this season and the goal that decided this gripping contest is sure to feature. It will also deserve a prominent station in any film commemorating Leicester City’s first top-flight title,a production that moved closer to being commissioned thanks to a victory that sent Claudio Ranieri’s team five points clear at the top of the table with nine matches to travel. For Leicester, sporting immortality is tantalisingly close.
Or, and as Ranieri prefers to put it,sporting immortality is still miles absent. “Five points are nothing,” insisted the Italian. “We know there will be another nine battles – but not just for us, or for everybody. Nobody can say who will win the title.” He repeated,however, that no one can say Leicester are obliged to win it. “We aren’t nervous, and our job is done,” he said. “The others spent a lot of money to win the title, we just believe to bask in an amazing season.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com