Thursday 17 November 2016 14:56, UK
Claudio Ranieri thinks Leicester will benefit from "a new Jamie Vardy" after the forward was on target for England.
Having been prolific during Leicester's title-winning campaign, Vardy was without a goal in 14 games for club and country going into the friendly with Spain.
But the 29-year-old enjoyed a good night at Wembley, winning a penalty from which the hosts took the lead and then scoring with a fine diving header to double the advantage.
Spain came back to score twice late on to snatch a draw but Vardy had been substituted by then and Leicester boss Ranieri thinks his player will be on the crest of a wave for Saturday's trip to Watford.
"Finally he broke the ice," said Ranieri. "It was important for him and for everybody.
"Of course he never spoke about this, but the goal-scorer always wants to score. I think it will be a new Vardy.
"He always works hard for the team. The goal was a fantastic goal, and that's OK. It will help me, help the team and help himself.
"I never lost confidence in Jamie. I have managed a lot of goal-scorers and it's not possible to score all the time.
"Sometimes they have a little stop and then restart. I tried to help him and take him out."
Vardy was on target 24 times last season and hopes his England goal will kick-start a scoring streak.
"I think it's been needed and hopefully I can kick on from there now and start banging them in," he said.
"It's just always good to get that goal. That one is in the back of the net now and hopefully I can kick on and start putting more away.
"I just think a lot of the chances I was getting last year have not been there this year.
"It's just all about working hard and eventually they'll come. I think it always happens when you're a striker.
"You do go through spells without scoring but eventually it will come back and you'll be banging them in again.
"At the end of the day the team comes first and it's about how you're working hard for the team - the bonuses come after, which is obviously the goals. I'm always ready."
