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Kelechi Iheanacho motivated by Leicester City teammate Jamie Vardy

Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho said he is motivated by teammate Jamie Vardy to become a better player.

The 31-year-old attacker broke a Premier League record after scoring in 11 consecutive games in 2015.

The Nigeria international who joined the King Power Stadium outfit from Manchester City in the summer of 2017 is awe of the feat and explained that he is learning from the forward.

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“I have been watching him and when I was at Manchester City I was really following him and when he broke the record against [Manchester] United, it was the motivation for me as well,” Iheanacho told Leicestershire Live.