Jamie Vardy says his Leicester goals have nothing to do with him after Southampton draw

Jamie Vardy is the Premier League's top scorer after two more against Southampton

JAMIE VARDY paid tribute to his team-mates, his manager and the club's fans on Saturday after his two late goals at another improbable point - their seventh from losing positions this season.

 

Two half-time substitutions by manager Claudio Ranieri turned a game that was drifting beyond them, bringing on Nathan Dyer and Riyad Mahrez - and each laid on a goal for the new England striker.

"It is brilliant at the moment," said Vardy. "But it's nothing to do with me really. It is a team game. The team has put me in the position to score the goals and the whole squad has been a massive help to me."

Ranieri denied that managing his team is a stressful way to earn a living. His "Tinkerman" nickname at Chelsea was not meant to be complimentary after he was seen as disrupting team rhythm with too many changes.

 

This season, however, every substitution seems to pay off.

"There is a very good spirit in the group," said Ranieri. "They play for the team and this is very important."

Southampton were understandably disappointed after centre-backs Jose Fonte and Virgil Van Dijk had given them a 2-0 half-time lead.

 

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"Until the second goal went in, it was a perfect day," said Fonte. "I'm really happy with the my contract, really happy with how the national team went, scoring a goal. But when we conceded the second goal it was very frustrating and disappointing.

"After the game obviously you are disappointed and you talk about the things you did wrong. But come Tuesday we need to stick together and we need to learn from it, analyse the situation. We are going to see the video and make sure we don't make the same mistakes again."