Jamie Vardy has reached the top of the Premier League scoring charts despite playing with two broken bones in his wrist.

The Leicester City striker scored twice against Arsenal to take his season’s tally in the top-flight to six and is expected to earn another England call-up for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania.

But he will have to wear a tailor-made cast on his right wrist for the next two months to heal an injury sustained during Leicester’s comeback win against Aston Villa on September 13.

Leicester forward Jamie Vardy has been playing with two broken bones in his wrist

Vardy is the Premier League's top scorer with six goals in his side's opening seven games

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SCORERS Jamie Vardy (Leicester) - 6 Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) - 5 Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) - 5 Advertisement

Vardy said: ‘I knew something was wrong because my whole arm was numb. But I didn’t want to come off so I just had it strapped up.

‘I had it x-rayed the next day and unfortunately there were two cracks in my wrist.

‘I’ve got a game cast, which has been made up, and refs are happy with. It’s lightweight and there’s no chance of harming anyone I’m having to wear it for eight weeks.

‘I feel a bit sorry for fans right now because I can’t grip anything with my hand, so I’m having to say “No” to autographs. Any photos that they are after then I’m happy to do it but signing anything right now is a no-go unfortunately.’

It is not the first time Vardy has played through pain. He continued to put himself forward during last season’s great escape from relegation despite an injury in his foot.

The 28-year-old scored twice during Leicester's 5-2 Premier League defeat against Arsenal

Vardy will have to wear a tailor-made cast on his right wrist for the next two months to heal the injury

‘At the back end of season I damaged my plantar fascia in my foot which affects my sprinting,’ he said. ‘I wasn’t able to put any ridiculous pressure on it so I was having injections basically an hour-and-a-half before kick off and my foot would be numb.

‘I don’t want to not be playing – it’s as simple as that. I love playing football and there’s no way I want to be injured.’

Vardy’s ascent to the No 1 spot in the Premier League scoring table comes just three years after he was playing non-league football for Fleetwood Town.