Contrary to the
opinions, imaginations and predictions of all living football pundits on planet
earth at the beginning of the England premier league, Leicester City are poised
to write their name on the rear of History as the first football in the world
to come from relegation and win the league if they beat Manchester United at
the theater of Dreams on Sunday.
Tottenham, the
only team who could have piped the inform Leicester city to the title of the
English Premier League lost ground when they drew 1-1 with Westbrom on Monday
creating a huge advantage for the Foxes to win their first premier league Title
in history.
Even if they
fail to beat United, the foxes only need three points from three games to be certain of finishing top.
Spurs are now
seven points adrift with tree games left, but boss Mauricio Pochettino said “ W
still need to believe. We are not going to give up.”
Speaking in the
same light, Tottenham leading striker Harry Kane added “Hopefully Manchester
United can do us a favour. It has not gone. We need to keep fighting. All we
can do is keep fighting.”
Claudio
Ranieri’s Leicester side started the campaign as one of the favorite for
relegation having narrowly escaped one last season.
The are now the
huge favorite to clinch the title for the first time in history leaving
Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and defending Champions Chelsea
helpless in the title race.
“There is still
work to do but in most peoples eyes it done and dusted”, former Foxes defender
Malt Elliot hinted.
Adding his voice
to the story, former Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas said “Leceister’s
title win would be on e of the biggest ever sports stories.”
Everyone is pinching
themselves because it is an unbelievable achievement, this is the match of the
day,” pundits added.
“These players
will be players will be legend at Leicester City. They will have done it with
class and quality and it is good for football. It is a beautiful story.”
Leicester City
owned by Thai Billionaire Vichai Srivaddhana Prabha, have already qualified for
the champions League for the first time.
They started the
season as one of the favorites for relegation with only the three promoted
sides Watford, Norwich and Bournemouth.
Ranieri, who
took charge when Nigel Pearson was sacked in the summer, was seen as an
uninspired choice by some fans and pundit. “Caudio Ranieri, really?”, tweeted
former Leicester striker Gary Lineker after the Italians appointment.
Match of the Day
presenter, Linker has previously suggested his hometown club were on the “edge
of sporting immortality “and said it would bethye most “unlikely triumph in the
history of team sport.”
MOTD Pundit and
former England striker Alan Shearer, who won the title with Blackurn Rovers in
1995 has also described a potential Leicester title victory as “the best story
of all time.”
If Leicester are
to win at Old Trafford, they will have to do so without leading goal scorer
Jamie Verdy.
He misses the
game after the football Association gave him additional one-match ban for
improper conduct following his dismissal against West Ham.
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