Mueez Ajao
– Manchester United’s unbeaten away run in the Premier League was brought to an end after they slumped to a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City on Saturday.
– The result is unleashing more questions on the capability of Man U’s Mamager,Ole Solskjaer, based on their recent losses.
– Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Jamie Vardy and Patson Daka scored for Leicester as United’s record-breaking streak stopped after 29 matches.
– Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford grabbed the goals for the visitors but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side failed to win in the league for the third consecutive game.
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– The result sees United fall out of the top four and four points behind leaders Liverpool.
– Leicester went close to opening the scoring after five minutes but Harry Maguire cleared off the line to prevent Vardy from scoring into an empty net.
– The hosts dominated the early stages but United took the lead after 19 minutes when Greenwood exchanged passes with Bruno Fernandes and fired a stunning strike into the top corner.
– Leicester grabbed a deserved equaliser after the half hour mark as Kelechi Iheanacho capitalised on Maguire’s error and set up Tielemans who produced a fantastic curling effort past David de Gea.
– The game came to life after with 12 minutes remaining when Soyuncu fired home from close range from a corner to put Leicester in the lead.
– Four minutes later, substitute Rashford made it 2-2 when he latched onto Victor Lindelof’s pass.
– However, Leicester went back ahead seconds later after Vardy pounced to put the hosts back in front.
– Daka sealed the win for Leicester in stoppage time with header at the back post to increase pressure on Solskjaer.
– Leicester get their first win in the league since the end of August and it lifts them up to 11th in the table. Their attention turns to the Europa League now and their match against Spartak Moscow.
– United are now winless in their last three league games and drop to fifth. Next up for them is Atalanta in the Champions League.
