Invincible Vardy sets new Premier League Record

Leicester City impregnable striker Jamie Richard Vardy became the only player in the history of the English Premier League to score 11 goals in eleven consecutive matches on Saturday when ghosted past Manchester United’s defence to beat David De Gea.

The English International had broken former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nestelrooy’s twelve year record (having scored in 10 consecutive Premier League games in 2003) a week earlier opening a 3-0 win over Newcastle United at the St. James’ Park.

Vardy’s moment of glory finally came in the 24^th minute when the twenty-eight-year-old striker sprint from eighty meters across the field to connect from Christian Fuch’s pass to knock one past helpless united goalie, David De Gea.

Manchester United fought back strongly and pulled parity in the 46^th minute through Bastian Schweinsteiger’s header.

The visitors took charge of the game in the second but failed to open up Leicester’s defence and nearly paid the price when David De Gea had to come to the rescue of Manchester United with a timely save to deny Leonardo Ulloa

Jamie Vardy leads the Premier League goal king chart with 14 goals and he’s yet to play a match without registering a goal.

Vardy’s senior career in numbers;

Years Team Appearance Goals

2007 – 2010 Stocksbridge Park Steels 107 66

2010 – 2011 FC Halifax Town 41 29

2011 – 2012 Fleetwood Town 36 31

2012 – Now Leicester City 111 39

Vardy’s 2015/2016 matches and goals in numbers;

By El-Amisty Nobo