Leicester City vs Man United

KING POWER STADIUM, LEICESTER — Although transfer deadline day is dominating the headlines, there is some football to be played tonight, too, as Leicester ...

20 mins to KO: The Red Devils are searching for a first win in six over Leicester. United strike as Rashford plays a nice short ball behind Leicester's last man and into the path of Sancho, who gets beyond Danny Ward and slots in coolly. 30th min: United are quite happy to keep possession now, with the scoreline giving Christian Eriksen a chance to start purring from his deep midfield position. Fernandes then plays in his compatriot for a third chance, but Ronaldo goes too wide and there are no teammates to meet his ball across the box. Ronaldo is of course up top, with Rashford moving to the left. HALF-TIME: Boos from a smattering of home fans as the players head down the tunnel. Moments later, the Brazilian made an interception in a dangerous area and then immediately played a great cross-field ball to Fernandes on the right flank. But that in itself will satisfy the Dutchman, who rode the rockiest of waves to start his United career, and has now enjoyed a memorable win over Liverpool to stem the tide and some plain sailing with back-to-back away victories. Ronaldo was surprisingly strong from the bench, too, crafting several opportunities to extend the lead, and being lively across the frontline. The Red Devils held on to end a run of five games against Leicester without a win, and ensure spirits are high ahead of Sunday’s huge home clash with league leaders Arsenal. United took their foot off the gas and controlled proceedings with comfort, as Leicester struggled to make any inroads. The former Borussia Dortmund star had began the game well, interchanging with Bruno Fernandes and each of United’s attacks seeming to flow through him.

Jadon Sancho's first-half goal was enough to give Manchester United its third-straight win, a 1-0 defeat of struggling Leicester City on Thursday.

It was a bid to try and swing the match back in United’s favor. Sancho finding his footing: It took a year and three managers, but Jadon Sancho’s looking more like the Sancho who lit up the Bundesliga. It’s been a tough run of fixtures, as the Foxes have lost to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Southampton, but this team is a far cry from good or even fun. Brendan Rodgers has done plenty of good in his time as a boss but he’s got a massive challenge ahead as Jamie Vardy doesn’t look right, Youri Tielemans is going to leave within a year, and Patson Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho are not getting minutes. It was a brave move but one he simply had to make at the time (Cristiano Ronaldo and Luke Shaw also lost their places). It’s what you get when a manager is given real power and it has United in a much-improved position even before Casemiro or Antony start a match in red.

Manchester United beat Leicester City 1-0 today in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium. Here are our player ratings for the game:.

[Marcus Rashford](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/marcus-rashford/) 8 – Great pass for the goal and played a lot better. [Bruno Fernandes](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/bruno-fernandes/) 7.5 – Superb pass in build-up to the goal. [Jadon Sancho](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/jadon-sancho/) 7.5 – Took the goal superbly well but was quiet otherwise. [Scott McTominay](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/scott-mctominay/) 7 – On Saturday he played badly in the first half but well in the second. [Anthony Elanga](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/anthony-elanga/) 4.5 – Not showing enough at this level despite getting plenty of opportunities. [Raphael Varane](https://thepeoplesperson.com/tag/raphael-varane/) 8.5 – At the top of his game right now.

Jadon Sancho scored Manchester United's only goal of the game on Thursday night, and it was enough to beat Leicester City and secure all three points in the ...

“I think he had a quite good pre-season,” Ten Hag told reporters at his post-match press conference. “We knew Leicester would come out fighting in the second half, and as you could see, they had a few chances towards the end. Hopefully, I can score next time.”

Jadon Sancho lifted Man United past Leicester City and the Red Devils look more confident than they have in a while. But attacking concerns persist.

Once we have Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro getting fitter it will get better still -- we need not only a team we need a squad." Manager United manager Erik Ten Hag on the win: "It is another step forward so I am happy with that. Replacing him will be impossible, but Leicester need to find a younger striker with the ability to score as regularly as Vardy used to. [Leicester City-Man United report](/soccer/matchstats?gameId=638243) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Manchester United](/soccer/team/_/id/360)'s resurrection from last season's pit of despair continues. [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) Against Leicester, the Although Man United are now on a three-game winning streak, they have scored just five goals in their last five games. [Casemiro](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173666/Casemiro) 7, Ronaldo 7, [Fred](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161559/Fred) 6. For Leicester, though, the outlook is bleak. Here is ESPN's Mark Ogden with reaction and analysis:

TEAM NEWS: Manchester United - Ten Hag names an unchanged starting eleven from their victory at Southampton. He's backing the team that got the job done on ...

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