Manchester United vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Fourth Round
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Man Utd thrash Leicester in 1st game since Ten Hag exit
Manchester United eased into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with a breathless 5-2 victory over Leicester City on Wednesday, their first game since the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 10': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
- 10': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 15': Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 0. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 18': Offside, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss is caught offside.
- 20': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 20': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 23': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 32': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United).
- 32': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 1. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 34': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 35': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 35': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 36': Goal! Manchester United 3, Leicester City 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 39': Casemiro (Manchester United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Goal! Manchester United 4, Leicester City 1. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 42': Hand ball by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 42': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a set piece situation.
- 44': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin.
- 45'+2': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 45'+2': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Manchester United 4, Leicester City 2. Conor Coady (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester United 4, Leicester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 4, Leicester City 2.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 48': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 49': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Delay in match (Manchester United).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 54': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 54': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 58': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 58': Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 59': Goal! Manchester United 5, Leicester City 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 61': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Noussair Mazraoui replaces Lisandro Martínez.
- 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 65': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 66': Attempt saved. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 68': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Caleb Okoli.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Matthijs de Ligt.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
- 74': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 77': Attempt saved. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 77': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 82': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Altay Bayindir.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 84': Offside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Ethan Wheatley replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 89': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 89': Will Alves (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 90': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester United 5, Leicester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 5, Leicester City 2.
Statistics
LEI | MAN | |
---|---|---|
5 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 5 |
43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
16 | SHOTS | 23 |
7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
364 | Accurate Passes | 488 |
431 | Passes | 560 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
13 | Crosses | 11 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
47 | Long Balls | 49 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
19 | Tackles | 16 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
11 | Interceptions | 12 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
13 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,470
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Altay Bayindir (GK) |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
6 | Lisandro Martínez |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
8 | Bruno Fernandes |
18 | Casemiro |
25 | Manuel Ugarte |
11 | Joshua Zirkzee |
17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
4 | Conor Coady |
5 | Caleb Okoli |
33 | Luke Thomas |
2 | James Justin |
11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
22 | Oliver Skipp |
18 | Jordan Ayew |
35 | Kasey McAteer |
14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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