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Leicester star Jamie Vardy: This is the secret to my Liverpool heroics
LEICESTER star Jamie Vardy has revealed the secret behind his emphatic brace against Liverpool tonight.
Leicester star Jamie Vardy scored twice against Liverpool
Vardy scored twice to haul Leicester out of the relegation zone.
The goals came after a turbulent week that saw Claudio Ranieri axed - despite winning the Premier League title nine months ago.
Craig Shakespeare was placed in charge for tonight's game.
Jamie Vardy scored after a difficult week for Leicester
And Vardy has revealed Shakespeare's decision to play him higher up the pitch was the recent for his brilliant display.
"We've come in for a lot of unfair stick with things that have been in the press but you've seen that the lads wanted to react," he told Sky Sports.
Craig Shakespeare's decision to play Jamie Vardy higher up the pitch paid off
"The performance did that and we want to do it consistently. I couldn't put my finger on why we haven't been doing that regularly. We've been working hard and it's just not been happening.
"I wouldn't say it's a case of more effort. Shakes [Craig Shakespeare] asked me to play higher up. I did that and I managed to get in behind quite a lot."