Manchester United lost 2-4 to Leicester in the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium, Saturday (16/10).
At the beginning of the first half, the Red Devils-Manchester United’s nickname- immediately took the initiative to control the game. Alternately, Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba became the motor of attack for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.
Meanwhile, The Foxes – Leicester City’s nickname – tried to repay it through the cooperation of Youri Tielemans and Jamie Vardy. Unfortunately, several opportunities owned by both teams failed to produce goals in the first 10 minutes of the match.
After that, Leicester City actually managed to take control of the game. Vardy repeatedly poses a serious threat to the Red Devils defense. However, until the 15th minute no goals have been created for the Foxes.
On the other hand, Manchester United of course did not stay silent. Now, the Red Devils are under pressure trying to attack back. The result was great for the Red Devils, Solskjaer’s men took the lead early.
It was Mason Greenwood (19′) who managed to finish Manchester United’s counter-attack effort into a goal. Greenwood, who was free from control, managed to get into the Foxes’ forbidden box and fired hard, Manchester United winning 1-0.
After the goal, the Foxes did not want to relax their attack. Many times, Brendan Rodgers’s team tried to dismantle the Red Devils’ defense.
The result was great, 15 minutes before halftime, Brendan Rodgers’ men managed to equalize to make it 1-1 after the Red Devils back line made a fatal mistake. It was Youri Tielemans (31′) who managed to place a lob over David De Gea’s head after receiving a pass from Kelechi Iheanacho.
After equalizing the position, Leicester City was observed to be more comfortable controlling the game. Meanwhile, the Red Devils are still trying to strike back through an attack led by Pogba.
Unfortunately, no additional goals were created because both teams failed to take advantage of a number of existing opportunities. In the end, the position ended 1-1 for both teams in the first half.
In the second half, Leicester City immediately pressed Manchester United’s defense. Unfortunately, Iheanacho failed to take advantage of the opportunity because De Gea was in the right position.
On the other hand, this time Ronaldo became the motor of attack for Solskjaer’s troops. In collaboration with Greenwood, Ronaldo fired hard at Kasper Schmeichel’s goal, unfortunately the ball still bounced over the bar.
After the threat, Manchester United was seen to be more confident by continuing to attack. Evidently, in the 65th minute Greenwood’s flick hit Schmeichel’s goal post.
The preoccupation of attacking, Manchester United actually missed because they were not alert. The goal started from Patson Daka’s corner which ended in chaos in front of the Manchester United goal, the ball that bounced from De Gea’s hands was immediately brushed by Caglar Soyuncu (78′), Leicester City led 2-1.
Not long ago, the game got hotter because Manchester United was even more daring to go out to attack. The result was great, the Red Devils managed to equalize through Marcus Rashford’s flick (82 ‘) after receiving a good pass from Victor Lindelof, the position was 2-2.
One minute after the goal, the Foxes scored again. It was Jamie Vardy (83 ‘) who received Ayoze Perez’s pass and then scored a goal after his volley caught David De Gea, the hosts again winning 3-2.
After that, the Red Devils did not want to stay silent. Many times Manchester United tried to find a way to equalize. However, disaster actually happened for Solskjaer’s troops at critical minutes.
Leicester City again added to their advantage after Patson Daka (90+1′) managed to take advantage of the rebound from Tielemans’ kick, the Foxes winning 4-2. In the end, the advantage lasted until the referee blew the long whistle signaling the end of the match.
