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Minute-by-minute report: Will the Foxes escape the bottom of the table or can United continue their recent improvement? Join Rob Smyth.

A high-profile win against an improving but still eminently beatable Manchester United would reduce the noise and lift Leicester off the bottom of the table. At his best, he’s fine – I thought he was player of the match in the Europa League final, for example. They have had vile luck with injuries over the last couple of years, and their net spend since Rodgers took over in 2019 is among the lowest in the league. A year ago, Brendan Rodgers was the same odds as Erik ten Hag to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager. I know he’s not the best player in the world, I know he occasionally behaves like a 25-year-old, but I bloody love James Maddison. Eventually the ball was fed into Eriksen, who dummied to go across goal and then dragged a shot past the near post. 13 min “Rob,” says Rod Wooden, “never mind about Ronaldo being on the bench against Norwich, he would probably be only a substitute for Norwich at the moment. A transfer request when he was left out at home to Norwich? “I imagine he was a bit surprised that Champions League clubs were not lining up to get him.” Dalot collected a Leicester goalkick and flipped the ball down the right to Fernandes. 18 min Maddison is starting to impose his personality on the game. I’m sorry but it is really getting on my nerves and not so much the decisions but time which just shows incompetence.”

Man Utd beat Leicester in the Premier League and we'll bring you live updates throughout the match in our dedicated match blog.

It was certainly the right time to bring Casemiro on. It feels like United are winning that battle at the moment and that was rarely said last season. That was a slick move from the Reds. 7 United supporters greeted the full-time whistle with another rendition of "We want Glazers out". The mood at United has shifted as drastically as their budget in the second half of August. “United, United, United,” the away-dayers roared. Defence to attack. Regarding team news for the match, Anthony Martial remains sidelined with injury after missing the Reds' match against Southampton. (18+, new UK customers only, T&Cs apply) [Ten Hag's side](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) now have some momentum after beating Liverpool and Southampton and they will be hoping for another three points against Leicester, who have signed just one player this summer and who have just lost Wesley Fofana to Chelsea. [United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) won back-to-back Premier League fixtures for the first time since February with their 1-0 over Southampton on Saturday.

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:

(Reuters) - Manchester United have completed the signing of Brazil winger Antony from Ajax Amsterdam, the Premier League club said in a statement on ...

"Playing under Erik ten Hag was perfect for me and my development," Antony added. "My time at Ajax was fantastic ... "This is an incredible moment in my career to be joining one of the most iconic clubs in the world," Antony told the club's website.

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United collected a third straight win in the Premier League with a first-half Jadon Sancho goal giving them a 1-0 ...

With Wesley (Fofana) going we needed a replacement for him. Once we have Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro getting fitter it will get better still - we need not only a team we need a squad," Ten Hag added. We were low in terms of depth and quality. "There were enquiries for Barnes and Maddison early in the window. "We need a good squad and we needed numbers. We had 11 players the on pitch who fought for each other and scored a lovely team goal.

Manchester United have signed Brazil international Antony from Ajax but rivals Manchester City and Chelsea had previously tried to sign the talented forward ...

[Have Your Say](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-antony-neymar-city-27889002#comments-section)! [Tell us what you think here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-antony-neymar-city-27889002#comments-section) [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) had also been alerted to his progress and were monitoring his situation closely. He became the club’s fifth signing of the summer as [Erik ten Hag](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) continues to overhaul his new squad following his appointment at the end of last season. In 2020, he was to join Ajax from the Brazilian club but that only came after he opted against an immediate move to England. [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) United. He is expected to become a fixture on the right-side of United’s three-man attack and is their second most expensive ever signing, behind only Paul Pogba. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) said to have made a ‘firm approach’ with the club’s former influential director Marina Granovskaia said to have made a personal promise to the players representatives. [having agreed an £85million fee](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-antony-man-utd-transfer-27856763) with [Ajax](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ajax-fc) earlier this week. [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) three years ago, when United’s city rivals attempted to sign him – when he was then playing at Sao Paulo. [signed a five-year deal until 2027](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-antony-transfer-ajax-27881928), with the option for an extra year, worth around £200,000-a-week. [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) signing Antony turned down the opportunity to join Manchester City when Pep Guardiola wanted to sign him in 2019.