Leicester City equalled the record for the biggest ever Premier League victory as they defeated Southampton at St Mary’s on Friday night.

Brendan Rodgers’ men won 9-0 at a rainswept St Mary’s and moved to the second position in the Premier League, five points behind league leaders Liverpool, having played a game more.

Former Leicester City striker and now a popular football pundit Gary Lineker has taken to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction. He was naturally overjoyed with such a dominant performance.

9-0 and the biggest away win in the history of the Premier League goes to @lcfc. What a time to be alive.