City overrun by Foxes

Robert Huth scored twice as Leicester City produced an astonishing demonstration of their Premier League title credentials by winning 3-1 at closest rivals Manchester City on Saturday.

Huth broke the deadlock in the third minute from a Riyad Mahrez free-kick and after Mahrez had netted a brilliant solo goal early in the first half, the German centre-back headed in his second goal from a corner on the hour.

Sergio Aguero replied for City with a glancing header but the day at the Etihad Stadium belonged to Leicester.

It was the most sensational win to date of their fairytale 12-month rise from the bottom to the top of the table and left Claudio Ranieri's side six points clear of second-place City.

At the post-match press conference, Ranieri could no longer deny his side's title aspirations admitting that they are very much in contention.

"There are a lot of super teams now. We will try. Why not?" he said. "The effort is a lot. Now it is important the players recover because we spent a lot of energy. Sometimes we run more than a bull. match."