English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 24, 2016
Leicester City WLWWL 1
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Manchester United WLLLW 4
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Old Trafford · 75,256 att.

Match Report

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Manchester United secure big win over Leicester City

Manchester United produced a blistering first-half performance as Premier League champions Leicester City were swept aside at Old Trafford.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 8Juan MataAM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 19Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 14Jesse LingardAM-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 21Ron-Robert ZielerG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 13Daniel AmarteyCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 19Islam SlimaniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 0. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
  2. 37' Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
  3. 40' Goal! Manchester United 3, Leicester City 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Mata following a corner.
  4. 42' Goal! Manchester United 4, Leicester City 0. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Jamie Vardy.
  7. 50' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Goal! Manchester United 4, Leicester City 1. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Amartey.
  9. 62' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Marc Albrighton.
  10. 74' Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Michael Carrick replaces Jesse Lingard.
  12. 83' Substitution, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney replaces Marcus Rashford.
  13. 87' Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Juan Mata.

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