Cinderella is very much alive in the English Premier League this season.
In what could be a defining moment in Leicester City’s improbable title run, the 5,000 to one pre-season underdogs beat star-studded Manchester City on its home soil in an early Saturday kickoff.
Center back Robert Huth scored two goals en route to a 3-1 drubbing of Leicester’s second-place rivals, with six points now separating the two on the league table.
Huth put the Foxes up after just three minutes, nudging a Riyad Mahrez free kick past goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Leicester came out with guns blazing again in the second half, as Mahrez scored a thrilling goal in the 47th minute — receiving the ball 10 yards outside the box before beating two City defenders and rocketing the ball into the net.
“Even us, we didn’t expect to win here 3-1, so we’re just going to keep dreaming and see what can happen,” Mahrez said on BT Sport after the match.
One of the standout players in the league this season, the Algerian international was purchased for only £400,000 from French Ligue 2 side Le Havre in 2014.
But that’s the kind of season that Leicester is having.
Huth, of all players, scored again in the second half, drilling in a header in the 59th minute to seal the victory.
Hardly known as a goal scorer, the German — who began his career playing for Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri as a 17-year-old at Chelsea — had previously netted just 17 goals in his entire 14-year career.
Sergio Aguero’s header with three minutes to go was too little too late for the home side.
“It’s a crazy Premier League,” said Ranieri in post-match commentary, echoing the thoughts of nearly every follower of England’s top-flight. “Never were we afraid, we wanted to win here with a fresh mentality.”
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