Vardy scored a hat-trick, Leicester defeated Man City

No one expected Man City to lose so easily to a Leicester team that was no longer themselves.

Before the match, there were many opinions that Manchester City would have a hard time playing away at King Power Stadium, because their recent performance has been quite poor. However, fans around the world could not have dreamed that Pep Guardiola's students would fall so easily.

Leicester created an earthquake in this round when they defeated Man City.

In the 4th minute, when the audience had not yet warmed up their seats, Slimani made a sensitive pass for Jamie Vardy to accelerate. Then, he fired a diagonal shot to defeat goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. This was a move that showed the best of the English striker: the ability to choose a position, accelerate, and finish perfectly.

Before Man City could recover from the first goal, they conceded a second goal just a minute later. The one who punished The Citizens this time was Andy King, after a perfect long-range shot from outside the 16m50 box. Bravo tried very hard to get his hands on the ball, but it seemed to only add to King's masterpiece.

After conceding two goals so quickly, the visitors tried to push their squad forward in search of an equalizer. But it was at this moment that Leicester's defensive counter-attacking skills were put to use. In the 20th minute, from a similar counter-attack, Riyad Mahrez made a pass to Vardy who faced Bravo. He calmly dribbled past the opposing goalkeeper and shot into the empty net. The score was 3-0 for The Fox.

After the break, the King Power home team proactively gave the game to Man City. They did not need to hold the ball but only focused on organizing defense. In contrast, Pep's students attacked in vain. By the end of the second half, the Austrian players continued to be hit by counterattacks.

In the 79th minute, taking advantage of John Stones' carelessness, Vardy stole the ball and finished neatly past the helpless Bravo. This was the English striker's first hat-trick of the season.

Three minutes later, Kolarov scored a consolation goal for the visitors with a beautiful free kick.

In the 90th minute, Nolito scored from close range to shorten the score to 4-2 but it was too late. The three points still belonged to Claudio Ranieri and his team.

Losing this match, Man City continues to sink deeper into crisis. They have been left far behind by Chelsea and Arsenal. Perhaps now, Pep has realized the harshness of English football.

Final: 4-2

Score:

Leicester:Vardy 4', 20', 78'; King 5'

Man City:Kolarov 82' Nolito 90'

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Premier League results and standings on December 11:

According to Bongda