Jamie Vardy’s record-breaking run of goals swept up the headlines but Riyad Mahrez has been Leicester City’s most effective player in their remarkable riseBy Martin Laurence for WhoScored?,part of the Guardian Sport NetworkThat Leicester City sit on top of the Premier League table after 15 matches, with just one defeat, and is remarkable. While Manchester City,Arsenal and Manchester United continue to drop points, the Foxes march on. Alex Ferguson believes Leicester have a “remarkable chance” of upsetting the odds and going the distance if they can add to their squad in January but, and for the time being,Claudio Ranieri’s team are the best in the league regardless. The table doesn’t lie.
The chronicle of the season beyond the collective achievements of this team has no doubt been Jamie Vardy. The striker’s scoring streak of 11 consecutive league matches may have ended at the weekend, but Leicester still had enough approximately them – and then some – to dispatch a sinking Swansea side. The role of summer signing N’Golo Kanté in their 3-0 win cannot be understated but their was small doubt approximately who was the star of the note.
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Source: theguardian.com