Riyad Mahrez has admitted that he once pulled off a daring escape in order to get away from the cold of Scotland after a trial with St Mirren.The midfielder could help Leicester City to their first Premier League title with victory over Manchester United on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1, after a remarkable season which has also seen him crowned PFA Player of the Year.However, the Algerian revealed that things have not always been so rosy for him after recounting a two-month trial spell at the then First Division side, where he compared the Scottish weather to abuse. Mahrez won the PFA Player of the Year award for this season Eventually, the cold got too much for him, leading him to leave his football gear behind as he left the club, borrow a bike and sneak out of his hotel in order to escape.An agent, Jean Evina, told me he had trial for me in the Scottish First Division with St Mirren reserves, Mahrez told LEquipe. He paid for my ticket and I went with another guy from Sarcelles [a suburb in Northern Paris], Dany Bekale. It went well. I played four friendlies and I scored seven goals. I killed them. And then they made me wait. Two-and-a-half months.Id had enough. It drove me crazy, Scotland. It was cold. It was abuse. It was snowing and everything... I was so cold that one day I faked an injury to go to the locker room. Riyad Mahrez admits hes shocked to find out hes the first African to win the PFA Player of the year award It was physical and it was cold. We trained in the snow! I felt that I progressed; I wasnt allowed to go so I left in secret.Anyway... a few days later, my agent said... Riyad, Ive sent you a ticket, you take the bus right away, get off at Glasgow Station and you get on the train to the airport, then you take the flight to Paris. Mahrez is on the brink of guiding Leicester to the Premier League title I did not speak English at all. I left my boots at the training ground. I borrowed a bike from a guy from the hotel, I took my football trainers, I made my bag and I left without telling anyone. Not even the lady at the hotel. I left via a staircase which avoided the reception.Mahrez eventually signed for French club Le Havre after a spell with amateur side Quimper, before joining Leicester for £400,000 in 2014. Claudio Ranieri has warned his Leicester players that they sill have work to do if theyre to win their first Premier League titleAlso See:Ranieri: Time to be strongSky Live: Man Utd v LeicesterLeicester could embarrass UtdBacking the Blues DayVans Shoes Wholesale Vans Old Skool Clearance . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. http://www.vansshoesclearancesale.com/vans-old-skool-sale/white.html . 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Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game.TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jalen Hurts threw two third-quarter touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley and Ronnie Harrison scored on a 55-yard fumble return in No. 1 Alabamas 34-6 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night.The Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) overcame a slow start to run away from the Wildcats (2-3, 1-2).The Hurt and Ridley Show took over the second half, hooking up on scoring passes of 10 and 19 yards and plenty in between. Hurts passed for 262 yards, including 173 in the third quarter.Ridley gained 174 yards on 11 catches, both career-highs.Challenged them a little bit at halftime, Tide coach Nick Saban said. I didnt think we sort of imposed our will in the first half how we could have or should have or wanted to, however you want to say it.Freshman tailback Joshua Jacobs rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown in his first start with Kentucky native Damien Harris playing a limited role after spraining his right ankle last week against Kent State.Kentucky did hold a 3-0 lead for half the first quarter.Hurts couldnt produce any big plays in the passing game until the opening drive of the third quarter. He rolled toward the right sideline and found Ridley wide open for a 46-yard gain. 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Alabama leads the nation with five defensive touchdowns and seven non-offensive TDs.I saw the ball come out and somebody else fumbled with it, and the ball was right there on the ground so I just picked it up and ran, Harrison said.JOHNSONS NIGHT: Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson was 13 of 22 for 89 yards, lost two fumbles and was sacked four times.We wanted to attack the ball, especially on the quarterback, Saban said. We thought he was a little loose with the ball.UP NEXTKentucky hosts Vanderbilt in a matchup of SEC East teams in need of a win.Alabama visits No. 20 Arkansas to begin a three-week stretch against ranked teams. ' ' '
