Jamie Vardy: The incredible record which will have Liverpool fearing Leicester City

Jamie Vardy: The incredible record which will have Liverpool fearing Leicester City
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has claimed Leicester’s Jamie Vardy is a “fantastic striker”as the Reds prepare to take on the Foxes – and you can understand why.The 32-year-old is one of the most prolific players to have ever played against Liverpool since 1992.3

Vardy boasts some impressive figures against the Prem’s best

He has scored in each of his last five appearances against the Merseyside club.But just how good is his record? talkSPORT.com has crunched the numbers and worked out his stats against the Prem’s top clubs.

Most Premier League goals against Liverpool

Andy Cole – 11Thierry Henry – 8JAMIE VARDY – 7Sergio Aguero – 7Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – 7Alan Searer – 7Wayne Rooney – 7Robin Van Persie – 7Jonathan Walters – 7Vardy has scored seven of Leicester’s last ten goals against Liverpool.He joins an illustrious list of Premier League legends who love finding the back of the net against them.Andy Cole tops the list of players, having netted 11 times against the Reds during his lengthy career in English football. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry takes second spot with eight – and remarkably never ended up on the losing side after scoring.The rest of the players, including Vardy, sit level on seven goals.The Sheffield-born marksman also boasts phenomenal figures against other top six clubs.He has scored 13 goals in 16 previous meetings against the big six.

Vardy vs Prem Top Six

vs Liverpool: Games – 8, Minutes – 668, Goals – 7, Mins per goal – 95 vs Arsenal: Games – 8, Minutes – 647, Goals – 6, Mins per goal – 108 vs Man City:Games – 9, Minutes – 731, Goals – 4, Mins per goal – 183 vs Man Utd: Games – 8, Minutes – 548, Goals – 4, Mins per goal – 137 vs Tottenham: Games – 8, Mins – 612, Goals – 4, Mins per goal – 153 vs Chelsea: Games – 8, Mins – 691, Goals – 3, Mins per goal – 139He has scored the second most against Arsenal, averaging a goal every 108 minutes against the Gunners.And his worst numbers comes against Chelsea but are still solid – having scored three times in matches against the west London outfit.3

Vardy’s record against the top six is remarkable

And if Liverpool fans are hoping Virgil van Dijk will save them, we’ve got news for them.Vardy has the upper hand against the Dutchman, winning three and drawing two of the six matches he’s played opposite him, scoring twice.3

Vardy attempts to evade Van Dijk

Manchester City will be hoping Vardy can do them a favour after they slipped to defeat at the hands of Newcastleon Tuesday evening.Pep Guardiola’s side could trail the league-leaders by seven points if Liverpool triumph against the Foxes.You can listen to Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE on talkSPORT.

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