Leicester City vs Manchester United, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Man United unbeaten away streak ends at Leicester in thriller
Manchester United's unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League ended after they slumped to a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 3': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 5': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 10': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 11': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 11': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 16': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 17': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 23': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 24': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 24': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 25': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 29': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 29': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 29': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 30': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Leicester City 1, Manchester United 1. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 37': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 37': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 41': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 41': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 45'+1': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 45'+3': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Manchester United 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 47': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 50': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 52': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 52': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 55': Offside, Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 55': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 55': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 56': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 59': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 65': Offside, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 66': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 67': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 73': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 73': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
- 75': Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 75': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 76': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 78': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 78': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Goal! Leicester City 2, Manchester United 1. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Nemanja Matic.
- 80': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 80': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 82': Goal! Leicester City 2, Manchester United 2. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf with a through ball.
- 83': Goal! Leicester City 3, Manchester United 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 84': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 85': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 85': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 86': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Jonny Evans.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 89': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 90': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Goal! Leicester City 4, Manchester United 2. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Manchester United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 4, Manchester United 2.
Statistics
 MAN |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 445 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 517 | Passes | 499 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 12 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,219
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,219
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf  |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood |
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