‘Keep Calm And Carry On’ could be Claudio Ranieri’s motto for the second half of the season after Leicester City earned a 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday to put the heat back on Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Their chances of taking the title may still be minimal - just two percent according to a statistical report in the Leicester Mercury - but Robert Huth’s late header made a top-four finish look a lot more likely.
Leicester had gone three league games without a goal, dropping behind Arsenal and prompting fears that a slide had started, but their fighting spirit shone through at White Hart Lane.
Striker Jamie Vardy and winger Mahrez have netted 28 goals between them this season but both were off the park when Huth headed an 83rd minute winner, which ended a run of 374 minutes without a goal.
The win left Leicester behind Arsenal - who played out a 3-3 thriller at Liverpool - only on goal difference and three clear of third-placed Manchester City.
“We created a lot of chances not only with Mahrez and Vardy, but a lot of players can make a goal and that is important for the team, for the confidence to continue in this great moment for us,” said Ranieri.
Ranieri, who says he still laughs when people ask him if Leicester can win the league, suggested that 79 points might be enough to claim the title.
“Always I want something more ... If we make 79 I am very happy,” he added.
Meanwhile For Wenger, it was two points dropped, while for Klopp it was hard to see beyond some poor defending that cost his team dear.
Liverpool had taken the lead twice through Roberto Firmino, the second a stunning curled finish into the top corner, but Arsenal struck back with goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud, in a blistering opening 25 minutes.
“I’m very disappointed,” Wenger told BT Sport. “Overall, I cannot fault the effort and commitment of the team.
“Liverpool fought until the last second... We went 1-0 down and then we started to play. We come out of the game with a lot of positive but still some regrets.”
Klopp told the BBC, “It’s an explosion of goals but at the final whistle you cannot ignore there were problems.”
“Organisation is one thing and sometimes we have a little problem with concentration.
“We gave them two easy goals, after we had to work really hard for our goals...
“At the end we made a real good game and needed luck to make the draw and I think we deserved it.”