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WATCH: Leicester’s Mahrez picks up where he left off with splendid goal

Don’t stab at the ball!

It’s a cry that echoes from youth matches to the upper reaches of the game, but Riyad Mahrez has a tendency to force defenders into forgetting fundamentals.

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The Leicester man, linked to Arsenal, danced through the Celtic defense in Saturday’s International Champions Cup action to whip a shot home and give the Foxes a 1-0 lead in Glasgow (The Bhoys have since tied it up).

We’ve seen this so many times from the Algerian, who hopefully sticks around Leicester for the club’s UEFA Champions League run and Premier League title defense.


Riyad Mahrez left-footed strike gives Leicester a 1-0 lead over Celtic in the #ICC2016.

WATCH (U.S. only): https://t.co/h18mfmqbrX

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