Mahrez: I Just Want To Help The Team

- The winger set up Jamie Vardy for Leicester City’s opener before scoring a second against Barclays Premier League Champions Chelsea on Monday night 

- The Foxes ran out 2-1 winners to move two points clear at the top of the league 

- Mahrez praises the atmosphere created by the Leicester City supporters 

In-form Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez dedicated his stunning goal against Barclays Premier League Champions Chelsea to his Leicester City team-mates. 

The Algeria international bamboozled Cesar Azpilicueta inside the box before finding the top corner with a sensational curling effort – a goal that proved decisive in City’s 2-1 victory.

It was Mahrez’s 11th Premier League strike of the campaign, while he also clocked up a seventh assist when he set up team-mate Jamie Vardy for the opener. 

But rather than focus on individual goal totals, the former Le Havre man insisted that helping the team to succeed remains his primary target. 

“It was just a goal like every goal,” Mahrez told Foxes Player HD. “It’s for the team and I’m very happy to keep going in my run. I have 11 goals and seven assists and I have to keep going like this, but again the most important thing is the team. 

“I just want to help the team to win games and at the moment that’s working so I’ll have to keep going like this. 

“The key I think is our strength and our spirit. We work hard for each other and the Club and that is the key. 

“We like each other. We have spent a lot of time together and that gives us solidity and we have a lot of confidence as well. That’s very good for the team and very good for the Club.” 

The winger also had some kind words for the Leicester City fans, who all left King Power stadium with a smiles on their faces after creating one of the most memorable atmospheres in the ground’s history. 

He added: “Every time it’s a very good atmosphere. Everything was fantastic, we needed them and we will need them. They were wonderful so thank you.”