#2 LEICESTER CITY v Manchester City
Saturday, February 6, 2016. The day Leicester City told the world that they were serious contenders to win the league. At that time, Manchester City were still considered as the favourites to win the league. But the Foxes had a dream and they were serious about making it a reality.
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They went to the Etihad Stadium and schooled Manchester City for a large part of the game. They got the goals through a Robert Huth brace and a right-footed strike from Riyad Mahrez, while Sergio Aguero’s goal for City late on was too little, too late.
The game followed the usual Leicester template from the season. They barely had possession of the ball, they sat back, but their defence was well-organised. They had N’Golo Kante winning the ball back, Danny Drinkwater pinging it forward to the rapid Mahrez, and with Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki, they caused City all sorts of problems.
Another aspect from the match that followed that Leicester template was them getting two goals from set-pieces. Both Huth and Wes Morgan were potent from set-pieces and got the Foxes several important goals.
Leicester went on to win the league last season and although they are precariously placed right now, no one can take that win away from the players or the fans. And they showed the world that they were serious about winning the league by smashing City in their own lair.
