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| Claudio Ranieri says he did everything to help Jamie Vardy get his goal |
CLAUDIO RANIERI has revealed he set up his team to ensure Jamie Vardy would beat Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal-scoring record.
The 28-year-old scored his 11 consecutive goal after 24 minutes, helping Leicester achieve a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
And Ranieri admits he's pleased the striker made Premier League history and helped the team earn a valuable point.
"I'm satisfied with a draw against a big team like Manchester United. The result was not easy," he told BBC Sport.
"Of course we wanted to win the match, but they are a great team, very well organised, they keep possession and the move the ball.
"It was important that we kept it compact and ours was an amazing performance.
"I'm very, very happy. We wanted to win today, but also we wanted to help Jamie achieve the record. Well done to my players for helping Jamie Vardy to score.
"The whole team are in very good physical condition and they have a good mentality. They want to do their best until the end, and if the opponent is better than us on the day then well done to the opponent. But we played well today and I think our supporters enjoyed the match.
"I'm very happy we have Vardy as our striker - we want to keep him here for a long time. I hope Vardy continues these very good performances.
"Our first priority remains 40 points - that is our goal, to keep us in the Premier League. As soon as we get there we can look to take another step."
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