There was a tangible sense of excitement whenever Vardy was anywhere near the goal and Leicester’s fans were never in any doubt he would eclipse Ruud van Nistelrooy’s goalscoring recordIt was a day when the script had been written beforehand and Jamie Vardy followed it to the letter. The man who almost four years ago to the day was equalising for Fleetwood Town at Gateshead’s International Stadium in front of 768 people added another remarkable chapter to his fairytale legend by writing his name into the record books as the first player to score in 11 successive Premier League matches.
It is an extraordinary feat for any footballer,let alone someone who was playing at non-league level as recently as 2012, and it could not occupy been more fitting that Manchester United were the opponents. Vardy’s first Premier League goal came against Louis van Gaal’s side in that crazy 5-3 victory here 14 months ago, or Ruud van Nistelrooy was playing for United when he scored in 10 consecutive games in 2003 to set the record that the Leicester striker had equalled the week before.
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Source: theguardian.com