- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Key Battle: Bailly v Vardy
- Updated: September 22, 2016
Eric Bailly faces Jamie Vardy at Old Trafford on Saturday. We check the stats to see whether the Man Utd man or Leicester striker will come out on top…
After a promising start to his career at the heart of Manchester United’s defence, Bailly’s last two Premier League outings will have left the £30m Ivorian under no illusions as to the attacking quality he will be facing on a regular basis this season.
Jamie Vardy, the spearhead of the last season’s champions’ attack, will undoubtedly pose as big a threat as any Bailly has faced so far in his fleeting Premier League career. Both players are in just their third season playing top flight football, although Vardy is seven years Bailly’s senior.
The proverbial footballing microscope will be cast over Leicester’s number nine to see if he can come close to repeating his achievements of last season. Having scored five goals in 34 Premier League appearances in 2014/15 (his debut top flight season), his 24 goals last time out was bettered only by Tottenham’s Harry Kane.
The prolific nature of Vardy’s meteoric rise to prominence since the start of last season is all the more commendable when you consider Leicester’s tactical approach – they had the third lowest average possession last …
