James Maddison says that it’s too early to consider his Leicester City team as Premier League contenders, despite a 2-0 win over Arsenal that saw them move to second in the table.
“Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves,” the 22-year-old said when he was asked if the Foxes were in the title race after their win over Arsenal.
“They’re two top teams and I’ll be watching on my sofa, so we’ll see how that goes, but we’ll just keep plugging away and getting good results.”
He added: “It was a proper Premier League game with two quality sides. There’s been a lot of talk about Arsenal in recent weeks but we knew they have big threats with their front players so it was a game we definitely didn’t take lightly.
“I thought we were excellent today and that’s how we’ve been all season. We sent a real statement out today.
"It was an even game and one that I thought we dominated for large parts. 9-0, 2-0, 1-0, you only get three points so we’ll keep going.”
"Vardy, for someone who’s scored so many goals, he’s a really unselfish player," said Maddison.
“Top strikers score loads because they shoot all the time but Vards realised I was in a better position so it was just about concentrating and getting a good strike and thankfully it went flying in.”