Vardy admitted he ‘loves’ being booed by rival fans

Leicester City face Manchester United in the last 16 of the EFL Cup on Tuesday in what will be Ruud van Nistelrooy's debut as interim manager of the Red Devils. The Foxes striker Jamie Vardy spoke ahead of the game and admitted he loves being booed by opposition fans and being a villain to them.

"I probably get fuelled by being booed like other people are fuelled by being cheered. I love it. It's football, you're going to get people cheering for you, you're going to get stick, so why not use it? You get the stick so first thing in my mind after scoring is, give it back. It's there, it's an atmosphere you can thrive on."

The 37-year-old striker revealed that he does not have a favourite fan to boo him, that he is always sure he will be abused. "It doesn't matter who we play, you can guarantee I'll get abused." Vardy mentioned that one celebration he particularly enjoyed was during an away match at West Brom, in the season when Leicester won the league.

"There was one guy who sprinted down about 56 stairs to try and get to me on the pitch which is why I stood there in the corner with my arms aloft just smiling."

"At Southampton, after we won the other week, it looked like I was laughing at every single one of them but there was literally just one guy who ran all the way down to the front like he was about to start a fight in a boozer but the bouncers had got him at the door so that's why I was laughing at him. They're all good moments winding up the fans. It's football, you need to have that enjoyment side of it."