Leicester City Prove They Can Be Champions

Algerian international winger, Riyad Mahrez, was at his best once again as he scored and inspired his Leicester City teammates to a 3-1 win at fellow EPL title rivals, Manchester City on Saturday.

The 24-year-old was just unplayable in the early kickoff fixture in the English Premier League, as he produced the assist for Leicester’s opening goal and followed up with a brilliant individual finish just after the break.

Just two-and-a-half minutes into the game, Mahrez was tripped by Aleksandr Kolarov near Manchester City’s box and the winger’s lobbed cross was flicked in by Robert Huth for the opening goal.

In the 12th minute, Mahrez nearly had a brace of assists when he picked out Daniel Drinkwater with a through-ball before Joe Hart put out a foot to block his compatriot’s effort from going in.

Three minutes into the second half, Mahrez struck. He did not just skip past Nicolas Otamendi but over him and then his step-overs were bought by Martin Demichelis before he fired past a helpless Hart to double Leicester’s lead in the top-of-the-table clash.

On the hour mark, Huth got his brace when he rose highest to score Leicester’s third, leaving Hart rooted to the spot.

Manchester City could only respond with a late goal from Sergio Aguero, as Mahrez and his Leicester teammates had done the inevitable to take a six-point lead over the chasing pack before Tottenham played Watford.

Mahrez believes the victory at the Etihad Stadium was “a great win for us” and now wants Leicester “to keep going.”

“It’s a great win for us and we have to keep going, and for our game against Arsenal. I think now we are going to fight for the title. We didn’t expect to win (here) 3-1, and we going to keep dreaming and see what happens,” said Mahrez after the game.

Mahrez, only bought for a fee of around £400,000 from French club, Le Havre, has been involved in 24 league goals for Leicester City, scoring 14 and assisting 10, in 24 appearances.Algerian international winger, Riyad Mahrez, was at his best once again as he scored and inspired his Leicester City teammates to a 3-1 win at fellow EPL title rivals, Manchester City on Saturday.

The 24-year-old was just unplayable in the early kickoff fixture in the English Premier League, as he produced the assist for Leicester’s opening goal and followed up with a brilliant individual finish just after the break.

Just two-and-a-half minutes into the game, Mahrez was tripped by Aleksandr Kolarov near Manchester City’s box and the winger’s lobbed cross was flicked in by Robert Huth for the opening goal.

In the 12th minute, Mahrez nearly had a brace of assists when he picked out Daniel Drinkwater with a through-ball before Joe Hart put out a foot to block his compatriot’s effort from going in.

Three minutes into the second half, Mahrez struck. He did not just skip past Nicolas Otamendi but over him and then his step-overs were bought by Martin Demichelis before he fired past a helpless Hart to double Leicester’s lead in the top-of-the-table clash.

On the hour mark, Huth got his brace when he rose highest to score Leicester’s third, leaving Hart rooted to the spot.

Manchester City could only respond with a late goal from Sergio Aguero, as Mahrez and his Leicester teammates had done the inevitable to take a six-point lead over the chasing pack before Tottenham played Watford.

Mahrez believes the victory at the Etihad Stadium was “a great win for us” and now wants Leicester “to keep going.”

“It’s a great win for us and we have to keep going, and for our game against Arsenal. I think now we are going to fight for the title. We didn’t expect to win (here) 3-1, and we going to keep dreaming and see what happens,” said Mahrez after the game.

Mahrez, only bought for a fee of around £400,000 from French club, Le Havre, has been involved in 24 league goals for Leicester City, scoring 14 and assisting 10, in 24 appearances.