Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City. Leicester City made a huge statement at Etihad on Saturday evening after thumping the title favourites Manchester City 1-3. A brace from Robert Huth and a goal from Riyad Mahrez was enough for the Foxes to take all 3 points in this very important “Top of the League” clash.
Claudio Ranieri’s men are now six points clear off the top of the table, with 13 games left in the season. And Leicester City are now hot favourites to lift the Premier League title.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Leicester ruthless performance against Manchester City:
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Leicester were bottom of the table after 24 matches last season.
Now they are top of the table.
One of the greatest underdog stories ever.
— Arsenal News ?? (@__arsenalnews_) February 6, 2016
Absolutely bonkers what Leicester is doing right now!
— Luke Donald (@LukeDonald) February 6, 2016
Leicester have now lost just one of their last 16 Premier League away games (W10, D5, L1).
Solid form on the road. pic.twitter.com/XjEoJLnRIj
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 6, 2016
Leicester's last 3 results:
3-1 Man City
2-0 Liverpool
3-0 Stoke pic.twitter.com/kQaTlnqYht— Football Hub (@RealFootballHub) February 6, 2016
Liverpool could win their 6 games and Leicester lose their next 6 games and they'd still be ahead of us.
— Viktor Fagerstr?m (@ViktorFagerLFC) February 6, 2016
Leicester City look unfazed being top. Having the right mentality is huge from here to win it. Man city dismantled…Peps got work to do!
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) February 6, 2016
Leicester fans at Manchester City today. #lcfc pic.twitter.com/FD9Kd2NQnY
— LCFC Away Days (@lcfcawaydays_) February 6, 2016
Since Liverpool last won the EPL
P Schmeichel signed for Man Utd
Won it 5 times
Retired
Had a son
And he's about to win it with Leicester— Iseunife The First (@Shawnife_) February 6, 2016
Leicester:
06/02/2015: Bottom of the league by 5 pts.
06/02/2016: Top of the league by 6 pts.
What is going on! pic.twitter.com/I4aecMsj0c
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) February 6, 2016
Leicester have won more away points (28) than any other Premier League side this season.
The dream continues. pic.twitter.com/D9PvcBJ1z1
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 6, 2016
Come on let's all be honest – we all want Leicester to win the Premier League….it's brilliant for the game and they deserve it ?????
— John Bishop (@JohnBishop100) February 6, 2016
Wow . What a stunning performance from #lcfc Leicester City still top of the league !! ????
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) February 6, 2016
Raheem Sterling cost over 100 times as much as Riyad Mahrez. ?????
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 6, 2016
Premier League table:
1. Leicester 53 pts
2. Man City 47 pts
3. Spurs 45 pts
4. Arsenal 45 pts
5. Man Utd 40 pts pic.twitter.com/WCzY7fbS17— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) February 6, 2016
We got thrashed by Leicester before it was cool XD. Trend setters. pic.twitter.com/fn7iNSAlCF
— Schpace Monkeys (@SpaceMonkeysFPL) February 6, 2016
RETWEET
Mahrez for Ballin D'Or!!! pic.twitter.com/psiAKLYzSD
— Footy Memes (@FootyMemes) February 6, 2016
Stunning from Mahrez. Stop us if you've heard that before https://t.co/H0tJJpRIpY
— SOCCER.COM (@soccerdotcom) February 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/footballltrolls/status/695969442262491136
You could buy 125 Riyad Mahrez's for 1 Raheem Sterling. pic.twitter.com/gSgPAjzEds
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) February 6, 2016
Raheem Sterling cost ?50m. Riyad Mahrez cost ?400,000. Just let that sink in for a moment. pic.twitter.com/z86Txm68T6
— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) February 6, 2016
What. A. Bloody. Brilliant. Goal.#mahrez
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 6, 2016
Leicester City an absolute pleasure to watch at times, all with the 4-4-2. Riyad Mahrez producing performances we hoped that Memphis would.
— Craig Norwood (@CraigNorwood) February 6, 2016
The Huth? You can't handle the Huth! #believe @LCFC @robert_huth ? pic.twitter.com/klKJ3ODktN
— Christian Fuchs (@FuchsOfficial) February 6, 2016
Ten minutes to go at the Etihad. Robert Huth is on a hat trick and Leicester are six points clear. pic.twitter.com/veE1noTBFd
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) February 6, 2016
Leicester City fans chanting "Can we play you every week" at Manchester City.
???
— Arsenal News ?? (@__arsenalnews_) February 6, 2016
61 mins in and Leicester fans singing 'is there a fire drill' ????????? pic.twitter.com/frrMKLwxux
— Nick Dyson (@dyson_nick) February 6, 2016
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https://twitter.com/footyhumour/status/695971371994767360
Riyad Mahrez at this stage has to be the front runner for the PFA player of the year award.
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) February 6, 2016
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Leicester are 6 points clear at the top of the @premierleague … 6 points clear. This is not possible! It really isn't.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) February 6, 2016
