"King Powerful": Leicester 3, Man City 1, stay top of EPL

Even the gamblers now believe Thai-owned Leicester City can win the EPL title after the Foxes humbled powerful Manchester City in its own stadium yesterday.

Is it time to change Leicester City's logo and stadium name to "King Powerful"?  Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's team is now favoured to win the English Premier League title, only one year after escaping relegation. Here is the latest on the team's success from AFP.

Huth sends Leicester clear, Spurs go second

London, AFP – Leicester City's fairytale season scaled new heights on Saturday as they opened up a five-point lead at the Premier League summit by winning 3-1 at title rivals Manchester City.

Centre-back Robert Huth scored twice, either side of a brilliant Riyad Mahrez goal, as Leicester recorded the finest win of their sensational 12-month rise from the bottom to top of the English top flight.

Tottenham Hotspur leapfrogged City into second place by beating Watford 1-0. Arsenal can also move above Manuel Pellegrini's side if they win at Bournemouth on Sunday.

"There are a lot of super teams now. We will try. Why not?" said Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, whose side visit Arsenal in another top-of-the-table encounter next weekend.

"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. We play every match as though it is the last match.

"Now we are very, very confident and it is important to think about Arsenal. We are ready to fight there."

Leicester were bottom of the Premier League a year ago and seemingly destined for relegation, but are now closing in one of the most extraordinary triumphs in English sporting history.

Leicester City's Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez (2R) shoots to score his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on February 6, 2016. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS

Huth opened the scoring from a third-minute Mahrez free-kick and headed in Leicester's third goal from a Christian Fuchs corner on the hour after Mahrez had darted through the ragged City defence to make it 2-0.

Sergio Aguero reduced the arrears with a glancing header in the 87th minute – his seventh goal in five games.

British bookmakers reacted to Leicester's victory by making them title favourites for the first time this season. A year ago to the day, they were three points from safety at the foot of the table.

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