Leicester 1 Manchester United 1: Jamie Vardy has 'unbelievable' feeling as Ruud van Nistelrooy congratulates the new 'number one'

Vardy scored in the 24th minute to find the back of the net for the 11th consecutive match and break former United striker Van Nistlerooy's record

Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring the opener against Manchester United (Getty Images)

Jamie Vardy wrote his name into the record books last night by becoming the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches in Leicester City’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

Vardy needed just 24 minutes of the game at the King Power Stadium to better Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 10-game feat from 2003, beating David De Gea with a low, right-foot finish after racing clear on to a Christian Fuchs through ball.

In the process the 28-year-old England forward completed one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories of the modern era, having only stepped up from non-league football when joining Leicester from Fleetwood Town in May 2012.

Van Nistelrooy tweeted in response: “Well done Vardy, you’re number one now and you deserved it. #11inarow.”

Vardy told Sky Sports afterwards: “I’m obviously delighted but the main thing was the performance and I think we put in a very good shift tonight.

“We’ve got a lot of pace in the team, counter-attacking is a strong point for us.”

Of the goal itself, the striker added: “It’s unbelievable, I think I got a bit carried away with myself. I don’t think I could repeat [what I said] now.”

Vardy was asked whether talk of breaking the record had disrupted his preparations for the match, though he remained unfazed as he did when one-on-one with De Gea. “Yeah there has but if I let it get to me then it would affect my performance so I just got on with it and didn’t let it sink in my head,” he said.

“There will be a bit [of disappointment] but I think overall a point was a fair result. We’ll be taking each game as they come, get back out on the training ground and prepare for Swansea away next week.”

United came back to equalise through Bastian Schweinsteiger’s header on the stroke of half-time and the result meant Leicester, leaders going into the weekend, ended the day in second place on goal difference behind Manchester City, 3-1 winners over Southampton. United are third place, a point behind.

On a day when the goals flew in in the Premier League – 25 in six matches – it was Vardy who stole the headlines.

Vardy had begun his scoring run with an 86th-minute penalty equaliser in Leicester’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on 29 August. Twelve weeks later it seemed only fitting he should conclude it against United, Van Nistelrooy’s old team, before racing away screaming “All mine, all mine”. In total he has scored 13 goals over the last 11 games, and is the division’s top scorer with 14 overall.