- Manchester United defeated Leicester City after an early Marcus Rashford penalty was enough for victory
- Rashford, who missed a penalty against Crystal Palace, coolly slotted away after a foul by Caglar Soyuncu
- Leicester had limited chances to level the scores as United put in an assured display to take all three points
- The United win ends Brendan Rodgers’ unbeaten start to the season after a promising opening month
- Harry Maguire came head-to-head with Leicester for the first time since his £80million move to United
Leicester City’s unbeaten start to the season has come to an end after an early Marcus Rashford penalty handed Manchester United all three points in an assured display at Old Trafford.
Rashford, who had missed his most recent spot kick in United’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace, held his nerve to send Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichal the wrong way after being brought down by defender Caglar Soyuncu.
The win puts Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side back in the top four ahead of the remaining Premier League fixtures of the weekend.
More to follow.
Marcus Rashford kept his cool to put away his spot kick for Manchester United having missed his last effort vs. Crystal Palace
Leicester City players Caglar Soyuncu, Ben Chilwell and Hamza Choudhury watch on as Rashford finishes from the spot
Manchester United’s number 10 wheels away in celebration with team mate Daniel James after giving United the lead
Harry Maguire’s defensive replacement at Leicester, Caglar Soyuncu, was the man to bring down Rashford in his own box
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers embrace before kick off
Daniel James was handed a start by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after enjoying a fantastic first month at Manchester United
David de Gea was forced into a save from a Ben Chilwell effort as Leicester City tried to find a way back into the game
Juan Mata attempts to keep the ball in play as the Spaniard was picked to start just behind goal scorer Marcus Rashford
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire came head-to-head with his former team mates since moving for £80million
Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka looks to advance past England team mate James Maddison at Old Trafford
Andreas Pereira fires an effort at goal as United tried to extend their lead over Leicester City in the second half
Manchester United winger Daniel James keeps the ball alive as United advanced into forward positions
James Maddison went close to drawing Leicester City level after the former Norwich man curled a free kick wide of goal
Juan Mata of Manchester United sees a second half strike saved by Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers was unable to formulate a plan to equalize as the Fox’s unbeaten run came to an end
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