Manchester United vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueManchester United drop points in lackluster draw vs Leicester
A second-half Fred equaliser earned an underwhelming Manchester United a draw against Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 2': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 2': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 5': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 10': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 12': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 13': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 14': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 14': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Offside, Manchester United. Raphaël Varane tries a through ball, but Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 16': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 16': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 26': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.
- 29': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 30': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Justin.
- 32': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 32': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 33': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 35': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 36': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 38': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 45': Offside, Manchester United. Fred tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Alex Telles replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
- 47': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 49': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 49': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 55': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 55': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Scott McTominay.
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 63': Goal! Manchester United 0, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Jonny Evans.
- 64': Offside, Manchester United. David de Gea tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fred.
- 66': Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 1. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 67': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 67': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 70': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 70': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 72': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 72': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 73': Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 75': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Paul Pogba.
- 80': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 80': Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: James Maddison (Leicester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 81': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City.
- 83': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
- 84': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 85': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 85': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 88': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 88': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Nampalys Mendy because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 90'+2': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 90'+5': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 417 | Accurate Passes | 500 |
| 495 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 23 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,444
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,444
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | +33 | 53 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 23 | +23 | 47 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | +6 | 44 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 23 | +17 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw  |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 17 | Fred |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 36 | Anthony Elanga |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison |
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