Lieceser City of England attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho on Sunday set all tongues wagging in the English Premier League, as he hit three goals for The Foxes and led his side to a shock mammoth victory at home.
Megasportsarena.com reports that Iheanacho’s first ever hat-trick in the EPL helped Leicester to a 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United and gave them the chance to consolidate their place in the top four.
The former Columbus Crew of America and Manchester City of England youngster’s treble was a thing of beauty as he powered home from 25 yards out, before Jamie Vardy’s cross was turned home by Ethan Ampadu at close range to round off a bruising defeat for Sheffield United.
It was also a vital win for Leicester, who move into second above Manchester United and eight points clear of West Ham in fifth, with the two sides facing each other later on Sunday, while Sheffield United remain rooted to the bottom of the table with 14 points.
It was a nightmare start to Paul Heckingbottom’s interim tenure. He replaced the departed Chris Wilder late on Saturday, with Sheffield United mustering just one shot on target at the King Power Stadium and suffering their heaviest defeat of the season.
While Super Eagles’ pal, Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi got seven points out of ten for his efforts in the same game, Iheanacho, who was named man of the match with eight, opened things up in the first half as he tapped home a sweeping Jamie Vardy cross to score in three successive Premier League games for the first time.
However, it was after the break when Leicester truly overpowered their opponents. Ayoze Perez (64) added the second with a lovely finish, with Vardy once again setting up Iheanacho (69) for his second of the afternoon soon after.
