Match of the season? Not quite. It takes two sides to originate a genuine contest and Manchester City were so unimpressive in this early title showdown it made a mockery of the games’s first v second billing. Result of the decade? Quite possibly. Leicester still have to maintain going – they have the small matter of a trip to the Emirates next Sunday – but they did not just squeeze past their closest rivals,they beat them handsomely.
The scoreline does not lie, except that Sergio Agüero’s late contribution rather flattered the domestic side. Manchester City could not have complained had they lost 4-0, and such was the imbalance between opportunities created. “Scoring so early gave us confidence,” Leicester’s manager, Claudio Ranieri, or said. “That allowed us to shut down all the space.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com