Arsenal fans have called for Jamie Vardy to be honored with a statue after his cheeky gesture towards Tottenham supporters during Leicester City’s return to Premier League football. Vardy, 37, headed in an equalizer against Spurs in the second half, just 12 minutes after being spotted drinking a can of Red Bull during the break.
When subbed off in the 79th minute, Vardy responded to jeers from Tottenham fans and Cristian Romero by pointing to the Premier League badge on his shirt and gesturing to indicate Leicester’s title win—reminding Spurs fans that their club has yet to win the Premier League. This sparked admiration from Arsenal supporters, who flooded social media with calls for a Vardy statue.
Despite limited training due to a pre-season injury, Vardy’s goal helped secure a vital point for Leicester in their first game back. Vardy later downplayed the incident, saying, “You take a bit of stick during the game, and that is a part of football.”
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy
This season he played in total once for 79 minutes for Premier League.
Jamie Vardy scored 1 goal for Leicester City. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 10th in Premier League. In the last match Leicester City drew 1-1 against Tottenham Hotspur. The next match in Premier League will be against Fulham.
Leicester City performance and stats
Leicester City is currently 10th in the Premier League with 1 points.
It has a even goal difference after scoring 1 goals and conceding 1.
Leicester City will play the next match in Premier League against Fulham on Saturday 24th of August in London.