Jamie Vardy commits future to Leicester after 'goal of the decade' against Liverpool
Striker says he wants to stay at the King Power and admits strike against the Reds was the best in his career
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Your support makes all the difference.Jamie Vardy insisted he will stay at Leicester after his wonder goal inspired the Foxes to a 2-0 win over Liverpool on Tuesday night.
The forward is in talks over a new deal and marked the discussions with a stunning opening strike before wrapping up a comfortable win with his 18th goal of the season.
His brace at the King Power Stadium, in front of watching England boss Roy Hodgson, kept the Foxes three points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
Before the match it emerged talks had begun over a deal until 2019, and Vardy said he intends to stay. He told Sky Sports: “It’s nothing people don’t know, I’d like to be here for a long time.
“I don’t (think I’ve scored better). I had been looking all game and he (Simon Mignolet) was quite far off his line. As soon as Riyad (Mahrez) had played it through it bounced quite high and I’ve got no support so I just took my chance and luckily it’s gone over the top of him.”
Boss Claudio Ranieri added: “It's incredible what Vardy did. He watched the ball, watched the opponent and watched the keeper. It’s amazing, fantastic. This opened the match.”
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