Manchester : Leicester City inched a step closer to it’s maiden premiership title as they stunned Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday .
It was a complete turnaround for Claudio Ranieri’s men as they were fighting relegation from the Premier League a year ago, is now six points clear of second-place City following an unexpectedly easy win at the Etihad stadium .
Goals from defender Robert Huth and Riyad Mehrez sealed the win for Leicester . Huth scored inside three minutes to give an early lead for the visitors and was again on the scoresheet after 60 minutes . Riyad Mahrez netted at the start of the second half. Sergio Aguero claimed a late consolation.
Leicester has never won the top flight and its squad wasn’t assembled by spending hundreds of millions of pounds like City.
It was a big setback for quadruple-chasing City as their hopes to pull level with Claudio Ranieri’s men at the top of the table remain a distant dream . They find themselves trailing Leicester by six points instead .
This was City’s first home game since the announcement that Pellegrini was leaving at the end of the season and being replaced by outgoing Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.
Leicester caught the hosts napping with the first opportunity after three minutes. Mahrez’s free kick bounced through the area from the right and Huth was the quickest to react six yards out.
Demichelis tried to get his body in the way of the German’s flicked shot but succeeded only in diverting it past the helpless defender Joe Hart.
Leicester doubled the lead through Mahrez three minutes into the second half.
The Algeria international picked up the attack after a break by Wes Morgan and skipped over a challenge from Otamendi. He then wrong-footed Demichelis before firing a blistering shot past Hart.
City responded, with Schmeichel keeping out a powerful header from substitute Fernando before Huth headed in Leicester’s third. The former Chelsea defender rose above Demichelis and Aleksandar Kolarov to head into the top corner from a corner.
That goal killed off all hope of a City revival and Leicester remained in control.
Aguero did pull one back by heading in a Bersant Celina cross three minutes from time but the game was already up for the hosts.