Much of the recent media focus has been on the fascinating battle between Liverpool and Manchester City, the managerial turmoil at Tottenham and the developing crises at Arsenal, Everton and West Ham.
Away from all that noise though, Brendan Rodgers’ side have continued to go about their business quietly (barring one headline-grabbing result), ruthlessly and quite superbly – with Saturday’s 2-0 win at Brighton keeping them second in the table, a point above the reigning champions and
behind only Jurgen Klopp’s unbeaten leaders.
You don’t need us to remind you what happened the last time Leicester were as well-placed at this stage of a Premier League season.
And while we wouldn’t suggest the Foxes book Andrea Bocelli again just yet, the stats behind their impressive start to this campaign do hint at something special brewing once more at the King Power Stadium.
The 2-0 win at Brighton means Leicester have equalled their best run of consecutive victories in the Premier League.
The last time they bagged five successive wins was under Claudio Ranieri back in 2015-16, the season that ended with them as, well, you know.
Unlike that late-season run four campaigns ago – which comprised four 1-0 wins and a 2-0 success – this current series of victories have come with a mightily impressive aggregate of 17-1.
Yes, nine of those goals came in one game at Southampton, but falling just one short of double figures in a Premier League game is hardly to be sniffed at. It has, after all, only been done twice before.
