Jose Mourinho congratulates Claudio Ranieri

Jose Mourinho has issued a statement congratulating Claudio Ranieri and Leicester on their historic Premier League title win.

Leicester were confirmed as English champions following Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Spurs had looked like taking the title race to the penultimate weekend of the season when they went two goals up but second-half strikes from Gary Cahill and Eden Hazard ended the North London club’s slim hopes of catching Leicester.

Claudio Ranieri celebrates his first ever league crown as a head coach

Mourinho, whose former side in drawing with Spurs finally surrendered their status as champions, told CAA Sports: “I want to congratulate everyone connected to Leicester; players, staff, owners and fans.

“I lost my title to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this magic moment in his career.”

Mourinho replaced Ranieri as Chelsea manager in 2004 because Blues owner Roman Abramovich believed the Italian wasn’t capable of delivering the title to Stamford Bridge.

Speaking 12 years on, after his Leicester side were confirmed as champions, Ranieri hailed his players, who were last summer a 5,000/1 long shot to end the season as title winners.

“I’m so proud. The players have been fantastic,” he said. “Their focus, their determination, their spirit has made this possible.

Jose Mourinho congratulates Claudio Ranieri

Leicester City Crash Manchester City

Leicester city’s fairytale and fantasy English Premier League (EPL) season continues as the Foxes destroyed title rivals, Manchester City at the Etihad stadium by 3-goals to 1.

 

 

The Midland club boasts of the best away record in the 2015/16 season and wasn’t shaking when defender Robert Huth headed in the opening goal with just 2-minutes played in the first half.

Manchester City struggled to get from grip of the game with just one shot on target in the latter part of the first half.

 

Manchester City started the second half poorly and the day turned disastrous when second best assist king this season, Riyad Mahrez stepped over the ball onto his weak right foot past defender, Demechelis and hit him his side’s second goal.

 

From thence it looked mission impossible for the 2013/14 premier league champions, Manchester City to get back into the game.

Man-of-the-match Robert Huth headed home the third goal from a corner kick and that was the icing on the cake with Aguero’s late goal only a consolatory one.

 

Leicester’s January signing, Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey missed the squad that excelled at the Etihad.

 

 

Leicester city are now 6-points ahead of second place Manchester City and the 19 remaining teams in the English will now take Claudio Ranieri’s men seriously as potential title winners.

Leicester City Crash Manchester City

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Arsenal Join Manchester United In Race For Leicester City Forward

Arsenal and Manchester United have joined in the race to secure the signature of in – form Leicester city Algerian forward Miyad Mahrez.

 

The Algerian has blossomed under new manager Claudio Ranieri but it is his partnership with this seasons English premier league top scorer, Jamie Vardy that has propelled the Foxes to the top of league table – not many saw this coming.

Mahrez, 26, has scored 14 – goals and seven assists and his cheeky easy to beat Defenders has not gone unnoticed as the big clubs circulate to secure his services in the January transfer window.

Though Leicester City’s Italian manager,  Claudio Ranieri made it clear after his side defeated defending champions Chelsea that “no team can afford to pay for the services of Vardy and Mahrez” this has not prevented second place Arsenal to be linked with a move for Algerian international.

 

Claudio Ranieri at his press yesterday said, both players – in reference to Jamie Vardy and Miyad Mahrez to respect their contractual agreement with Leicester City.

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Thumbs Up: Schlupp Hails Vardy And Mahrez Impact On Leicester City

Ghana Defender Hails Leicester Cty Attacking Pair

 

Ghana and Lecester city defendercum midfielder, Jeffery Schlupp has been left speechless by the rising form of dynamic Leicester City duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

Jamiie Vardy celebrate scoring for Leicester city

The strike pair have been influential for the Foxes in a season which can best be described as phenomenal and beyond football  pundits and fans’ expectation.

They have combined 28 goals for the English Premier League table-toppers and their teammates Jeffery Schlupp has been impressed with the work ethic of the ‘gems’.

Miyad Mahrez wheels away in celebration after scoring for Leicester city against Sunderland

The German born Ghanaian international said, “Is such a big bonus having them (Vardy and Mahrez) to be on form as much as they have been all season, although is a team game when you get these kind of gems in your team it helps”.

“They are match winners and they’ve proved in terms of how good they really are.”

 

Schlupp, a Ghana international, is recovering from a hamstring problem; he is out for 6-8 weeks.

Thumbs Up: Schlupp Hails Vardy And Mahrez Impact On Leicester City