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Jamie Vardy picks his favourite goal for Leicester City

By Harneet Singh Sethi

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Jamie Vardy of Leicester celebrates his scoring his sides first goal during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Leicester City and Sheffield United at The King Power Stadium on February 16, 2018 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Jamie Vardy of Leicester celebrates his scoring his sides first goal during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Leicester City and Sheffield United at The King Power Stadium on February 16, 2018 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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Jamie Vardy has picked his stunning strike against Liverpool in 2016 as his favourite goal for Leicester City.

The “Fantastic Mr. Fox” received a Premier League milestones award (sponsored by Cadbury UK) for reaching 50 goals in the premiership, a phenomenal achievement for a “lad” that began his playing career against Fleetwood Town.

After receiving the award, the England international was asked to pick his favourite of the lot, and he chose the one scored against Liverpool during the title-winning 2015/16 season.

Here’s the 31-year old himself describing that goal:

"“The Liverpool one at home,” he told the Premier league’s official website.“Riyad [Mahrez] did unbelievably, played a lovely ball over the top.“I saw that I had no support so I just thought, ‘Why not?’ Luckily enough I hit it sweet and it’s gone in the top corner.”"

Even if Jamie Vardy tries to do it over a hundred times, he might not be able to repeat that goal – that’s how good it was. Truth be told, it was the kind of season where Leicester City, even if they wanted to, couldn’t put a foot wrong. Whatever they tried just came off because of the passion, the intent and the mental strength that was involved.

Jamie Vardy, to date, remains the perfect demonstration of everything that Leicester City were that season – and maybe still are – so it’s not at all a shock to see him break all sorts of records even at the age of 31.

Despite the fact that he plays in a league with tremendous quality, unbelievable physical requirements and loads of world-class strikers like Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero, he has scored the most number of goals against the top six in the past four seasons, netting 23 times in 43 appearances.

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Vardy also is the first player in the Premier League era to score against Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in one season. So what does that teach us? You don’t always have to pay £75 million for a striker.

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