It was a struggle, it was not hugely convincing, but it was a win – and given how things have been going recently for Leicester, that is the most important thing. Not much less significant is that Jamie Vardy is scoring again. His first goal, his 100th in the
Premier League, was a simple tap-in, but his second was the Vardy of old, a confident, dinked finish in injury-time after a classic breakaway. If this is a return to form, it could be decisive in Leicester holding on to third place.
Since scoring at
Manchester City just before
Christmas, Vardy’s only goals had come against Aston Villa in the final game before lockdown. Brendan Rodgers had been keen to stress that Vardy’s drought was indicative of a collective failing and that there has been a problem getting players up alongside him. To that end, he selected Kelechi Iheanacho alongside Vardy, with Ayoze Pérez deployed behind them.