Iheanacho: Vardy’s not my rival, he is a legend of our club

Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho says he is not in any shirt battle with Jamie Vardy even as they both trade starts under gaffer, Enzo Maresca.

Speaking after scoring in the win against Stoke dismissed assumption of any sort of rivalry over a starting place to bed.

‘Let me put that right, it’s never a battle with me and Jamie, he’s a legend in the game, he’s done a lot for this great club, so it’s never a battle for me and Jamie,’ he said. ‘I’ve got absolute respect for him, he’s a legend as I’ve said before, so it’s never a battle.

‘If he plays, he scores, you know what he’s like. So, if I play, I do my bit. Me, Jamie, Patson (Daka), it’s never a battle, we are happy with where we are at the moment.’

City have shared the goals around the team this season. Both strikers scoring in the same game is only a good thing, according to Iheanacho who highlighted the camaraderie between the forwards at the club.

Iheanacho has scored five goals and provided two assists in 13 appearances for the Foxes so far this term while Vardy has also netted five times and bagged an assist in 12 games.

‘It’s a great motivation for both of us. Everyone is happy at the moment with what we are doing,’ he added.

‘We have a lot of strikers as well, me, Patson, Jamie and Tom Cannon. So it’s a lot, we are together, work together as a team and whoever plays gives his absolute best and gives his best for the football club.’

 

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