A depleted squad, a club divided by its owners, no manager in charge and serious questions over the ability of those that do remain, this is set to be a tough campaign for Hull – and it does not get much tougher than an opening-day visit from the champions
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Jamie Vardy had earlier cancelled out Jesse Lingard’s opener at Wembley, but Ibrahimovic struck late to hand Jose Mourinho his first piece of silverware as United manager
The pacy winger announced his arrival with a superb brace against ‘almighty’ Barcelona at the International Championship Cup on Tuesday
“When I started my first session I was thinking, ‘wow’!. I have never seen that in Russia – but now I am getting used to it,” he is quoted as saying by the Daily Express. “The intensity here is quite different to Russia
Musa said after signing his new contract: “I feel very happy joining Leicester City. For me, it’s one of the best clubs and I feel very happy. I joined because it’s one of the best clubs in the Premier League and they are like a family. That’s why I joined Leicester City and I’m very excited
Sky sources understand the Nigerian striker is undergoing the final stages of his medical and provided all is well he will sign a contract with the Premier League champions later, for a fee over £15 million
The signing will continue a summer spending spree by Claudio Ranieri, who splashed out £13 million on midfielder Nampalys Mendy at the weekend
Musa, 23, scored 13 goals in 30 games in the Russian league this season and was recently the subject of a bid of around €30 million from the Foxes, according to club’s coach, Leonid Slutsky
The Premier League champions were interested in the 23-year-old in January, but have now returned with a concrete offer for the Nigeria international.
Before kickoff, famous Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, a friend of Leicester boss, Claudio Ranieri, sung “Nessun Dorma” and then, after the final whistle, the Foxes captain, Wes Morgan, lifted the Premier League trophy
Tottenham Hotspur have been held to a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a result that sees Leicester City crowned Premier League champions
With Jamie Vardy suspended, all eyes were on Riyad Mahrez to step up in the top scorer’s absence and the Algerian duly delivered inside 10 minutes
The result also took them 19 points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United, who needed to avoid defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the day’s late kickoff in order to prevent Leicester wrapping up a top-four spot
The goal sealed a fifth consecutive top-flight win for Leicester for the first time since 1963-64, and also saw them equal the club record for number of victories recorded in a single campaign (21)
They drew at home to Crystal Palace at the start of last month, before picking up away points at both Southampton and Newcastle United.
Entering week 32, Leicester hold a five-point lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, but that gap could be down to just two by the time that the Foxes take to the field
With 34 minutes on the clock Leicester finally managed to make the breakthrough, as Drinkwater slotted in his countryman – and soon-to-be international teammate – Jamie Vardy, who in turn fired the ball through the box for a waiting Mahrez to convert six yards out
As the end of 2016 approached, Palace were mentioned as possible challenges for a top-four place this season. An excellent first half of the campaign rightly led to widespread praise, but their form has tailed off to such an extent that they are actually now just two places outside of the bottom three
A lively start saw both teams have half-chances inside the opening five minutes, but Holebas could not beat Kasper Schmeichel from close range, before Heurelho Gomes got down well to keep out Christian Fuchs down the other end
Claudio Ranieri’s side will now lose top spot on goal difference should Spurs win at West Ham United on Wednesday evening