Jamie Vardy scored twice to keep Leicester at the top of the Premier League following a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.
Vardy, who is close to agreeing a new three-and-a-half year contract which could see him double his existing wages, showed what he is worth to Leicester on the hour mark, firing a stunning goal-of-the-season contender over Simon Mignolet from 25 yards.
In front of England manager Roy Hodgson, Vardy doubled his side's advantage 12 minutes later with an excellent finish from close range to score his 18th Premier League goal of the season. Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp said after the match that he almost stood up to applaud Vardy's goal but felt his team could have done much better than it did.
In other results, Man united showed glimpses of the united of old when Anthony Martial masterminded a virtuoso performance against Stoke City at Old Trafford with some scintillating performances with a 3-0 romp over the potters. United were 2- nil up at half time for the first time in 13 games and would have doubled that figure if the likes of Juan Mata were more clinical. united cruised and controlled the game all through with Wayne Rooney grabbing his own goal after being denied earlier by the Referee for a perceived free kick after the restart to make it 3-0, after some fine work by Martial. The win puts United firmly in place for a top four push in the run in although they are currently 5 points adrift of 4th placed Arsenal.
Arsenal eked out a disappointing goalless draw at the Emirates against Southampton and showed glimpses of their pedestrian old self to continue a lustreless run of 4 games in the league without a win.
Crystal Palace fell at home to Bornemouth 1-2, West Brom forced Swansea to a 1-1 draw . Man City were 1-0 winners over Sunderland courtesy of a Sergio Kun Aguero's deflected strike early in the first half. West Ham defeated gutless Aston Villa 2-0 at Upton Park. While Tottenham Hotspurs continued their impressive run of four wins on the bounce with a 3-0 conquest over Norwich City with goals from Dele Alli and Harry Kane who scored twice to bury the Canaries in front of their home crowd.
Watford host Chelsea tonight at Vicarage Road while Everton entertain Newcastle United
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