JAMIE VARDY wrote his name into the record books Saturday, becoming the first player to score in 11 successive British Premier League (BPL) matches as his Leicester City team drew 1-1 with Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.

    The England striker, who began his run against Bournemouth Aug. 29 and has now netted 13 times in 11 games, struck an angled shot in the 24th minute to eclipse the mark established by United’s Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2003.

    Vardy is now one match away from equaling the all-time English top-flight consecutive scoring run of 12 matches set by Sheffield United’s Irish forward Jimmy Dunne in Division One in 1931-32. Although Vardy took his goal tally for the season to 14, Leicester was knocked off top spot as Bastian Schweinsteiger’s header at the end of the first half secured a point for United.

    Leicester is now second after Manchester City returned to the top on goal difference by beating Southampton 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

    Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph and Aleksandar Kolarov were on target for the 2012 and 2014 champions while Shane Long replied for Southampton.

    Manchester City and Leicester have 29 points from 14 matches with United third on 28.

    Arsenal, which visits Norwich City in a later game, is fourth with 26 while Tottenham Hotspur, which hosts champions Chelsea the same day, is fifth on 24.

    Vardy, who was playing minor-league soccer for Fleetwood Town only three years ago, told Sky Sports: “I am obviously delighted but the main thing was the performance and I think we put in a very good shift today.”

    Asked about the buildup to the match he said: “If I’d let it get to me it would affect my performance so I have just been keeping my head down.

    “It was another game we wanted to get three points from but I think a draw was probably a fair result.” (SD-Agencies)