Vardy hat-trick sees Leicester thrash Man City 5-2
The HinduA Jamie Vardy hat-trick and a superb James Maddison strike steered Leicester City to a stunning 5-2 win at Manchester City on Sunday and kept it top of the Premier League with a nine points from three games. With injured strikers Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero unavailable, City lacked bite as Raheem Sterling looked uncomfortable on his own up front while a porous defence was unable to contain Leicester's lethal fast breaks. Mahrez unleashed an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel after the visitors failed to clear a corner but Vardy turned the match on its head with two penalties either side of a deft back-heel finish. The outcome snapped City's 11-match unbeaten home run in the league dating back to last season and it was also the side's first defeat in its opening top-flight home game since a 2-1 loss to Southampton in 1989.