PREMIER LEAGUE LEADERS Leicester City have qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Leicester’s 2-0 win away at Sunderland allied to Man United’s 3-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur guaranteed the Foxes a top-four finish and with it one of the places on offer to English teams in European club football’s elite competition next season.

Jamie Vardy’s second-half double at the Stadium of Light powered Leicester, 5,000/1 rank outsiders for the  title before the start of the season, to victory over relegation-threatened Sunderland.

And in Sunday’s late kick-off, United’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffered a setback when they conceded three goals in six second-half minutes as second-placed Spurs maintained their title bid.

United’s defeat left them 19 points adrift of Leicester, with only a maximum of 18 available from their final six league games of the season.

As a result, Leicester are now assured of a top-four finish.

The Foxes, at worst, will be assured of a spot in Champions League qualifying should they suffer a slump that sees them come fourth, although a place in the tournament proper is the far more likely outcome.

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