The England forward struck in the 24th minute, running onto Christian Fuchs’s pass and arrowing a shot past David de Gea to break a record he had previously shared with former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Leicester finished the day in second place, a point above United, with Manchester City going top on goal difference after overcoming Southampton 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. ALL STEEL HEM-FIRM DOME HEAD TYPE BLIND RIVETS11inarow."I’ve just been taking each game as it comes. Canada, Ontario, London. It would have affected my performance and the team’s. "It’s a bit disappointing the way we conceded their goal because it could have been three points."I am disappointed," said United manager Louis van Gaal."The record caps a remarkable rise for 28-year-old Vardy, who was playing non-league football in 2012 and had been playing in the seventh tier of English football as recently as 2010. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy made history on Saturday by scoring for the 11th Premier League match running in his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United.Costa stews as Chelsea make pointOn Sunday, Jose Mourinho's relationship with Diego Costa came under renewed scrutiny after the Chelsea manager dropped the striker for Sunday's 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur."Van Nistelrooy, whose record had stood since 2003, was quick to congratulate Vardy, writing on Twitter: "Well done @vardy7! You’re number one now and you deserved it."I’m delighted to have got the goal," Vardy, the league’s top scorer with 14 goals said .Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy made history on Saturday by scoring for the 11th Premier League match running in his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United.But it was Mourinho's decision to leave Costa on the bench, having clashed with the Spain international at half-time of the mid-week Champions League win away to Maccabi Tel Aviv, that drew most attention. The record was not in my mind. While Vardy took the plaudits, Bastian Schweinsteiger’s 46th-minute header from a Daley Blind corner — his first United goal — earned the visitors a point that left them in third place, a point off the summit.The point left the reigning champions languishing in the bottom half of the table, while Tottenham — now unbeaten in 13 league games — were left frustrated after failing to take a chance to put pressure on the top four

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