Due to Jamie Vardy’s longevity in the game, he has played against both Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City sides.
Vardy has an incredible record against City — registering eight goals and an assist in 17 Premier League appearances against them.
The Leicester City legend has even bagged a pair of hat-tricks against the Sky Blues.
With the Foxes earning promotion to the English top-flight this campaign, the 37-year-old will be hoping to give Guardiola’s defence a tough time once again.
Despite thriving against Manchester City, Vardy has largely been on the losing side against them — winning four, drawing one and losing 12 games against them in 17 league appearances.
Vardy makes huge claim about Man City legend Vincent Kompany
As a result, the Englishman perhaps needs no reminding of how brilliant a side the Premier League winners are.
Especially Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side as the season Vardy faced Manuel Pellegrini’s side, Leicester first held them to a 0-0 draw at the King Power Stadium before defeating them 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
During that period, the Premier League champion has gone toe-to-toe with some outstanding players who were sporting sky blue.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Vardy was quizzed about which player he reckons is the greatest captain in Premier League history, he named Vincent Kompany.
“I think you’d probably say someone like Vincent Kompany. Unreal player, horrible to play against, just reading of the game and how he was on the ball and no-nonsense defending.”
Jamie Vardy makes a fair case for Vincent Kompany as the Premier League’s best-ever captain
Vardy made a fair case for Kompany, with only John Terry winning more league titles than him as Chelsea captain (five titles, with Kompany winning four).
The Belgian always came across as a leader on and off the pitch — epitomising City’s will to win at all costs on the pitch while also representing the club in model fashion every time he spoke.
As Vardy claimed, apart from being a brilliant leader, Kompany was a tremendous centre-back — assessing danger in expert fashion, dominant both in ground duels and aerially, excellent on the ball and one who embraced the physicality of Premier League football at all times.
The now-Bayern Munich boss managed to cement himself as one of the league’s greatest-ever captains, alongside the likes of Terry, Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira to name a few.
