Fantastic Mr Fox: Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri salutes ‘unbelievable’ Jamie Vardy after victory over Liverpool

Claudio Ranieri believes Jamie Vardy and his Leicester teammates have been revitalised just in time for their crunch Premier League clashes with Manchester City and Arsenal.

Ranieri’s shock table-toppers travel to City on Saturday before facing Arsenal with their confidence sky-high after underlining their title credentials with an impressive 2-0 win over Liverpool at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday.

Vardy added to his growing reputation with two goals, including a 30-yard wonder-strike, that took his tally for the season to 18 and emphasised his own return to form following groin surgery at the start of January.

“It was an unbelievable pass from Riyad Mahrez and unbelievable what Vardy did,” Leicester boss Ranieri said of the opening goal.

“He watched the ball arriving, watched the opponent and watched the keeper.

“He looked at the keeper out of the goal and hit it.

“It was unbelievable, amazing, fantastic.