English Premier League

FT Friday, August 10, 2018
Leicester City WDLDW 1
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Manchester United DWLWL 2
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LEI011
MAN112
Old Trafford · 74,439 att.

Match Report

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Manchester United open Premier League season with win against Leicester

Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw scored as Manchester City beat Leicester City 2-1 to open the 2018-19 Premier League season at Old Trafford on Friday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
53.7
Possession
46.3
13
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
450
Accurate Passes
399
543
Passes
485
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
27
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
57
33
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
17
14
Effective Clearances
37
14
Clearances
37

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 36Matteo DarmianRB
  6. 15Andreas PereiraCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 17FredRM
  9. 10Marcus RashfordF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezLF
  11. 8Juan MataRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Anthony MartialSUB
  2. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  3. 13Lee GrantSUB
  4. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  5. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  6. 39Scott McTominaySUB
  7. 12Chris SmallingSUB

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 18Daniel AmarteyRB
  6. 10James MaddisonAM
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiLM
  8. 23Adrien SilvaRM
  9. 8Kelechi IheanachoF
  10. 7Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 14Ricardo PereiraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Jamie VardySUB
  2. 31Rachid GhezzalSUB
  3. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  4. 12Danny WardSUB
  5. 21Vicente IborraSUB
  6. 6Jonny EvansSUB
  7. 28Christian FuchsSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 0. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 51' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Leicester City. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Daniel Amartey.
  5. 63' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces James Maddison.
  6. 67' Substitution, Manchester United. Romelu Lukaku replaces Marcus Rashford.
  7. 69' Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Fred.
  9. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Vicente Iborra replaces Adrien Silva.
  10. 83' Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Mata.
  11. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Paul Pogba.
  12. 90'+2' Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

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