Leicester vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the fallout as United slumped to an away loss against a vibrant Leicester at the King Power
Leicester City achieved a statement Premier League victory over Manchester United on Saturday, emerging from a wild game at the King Power Stadium as 4-2 winners.
United face a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks and this was a nightmare start for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. The Red Devils did in fact begin well against the Foxes here, with Mason Greenwood slamming a finish past Kasper Schmeichel, off the post and in to give United the lead in the first half. But Leicester soon hit back as Youri Tielemans clipped the deftest of finishes into the top corner of the visitors’ net.
As such, the score was 1-1 at the break, but Caglar Soyuncu put the hosts ahead as the final whistle neared, stabbing home the ball in the aftermath of a Leicester corner. United found the perfect response through returning substitute Marcus Rashford, who smashed a strike past Schmeichel to equalise seconds after Soyuncu’s goal, but Solskjaer’s side at once got a taste of their own medicine. Jamie Vardy slashed a half-volley past David de Gea to restore Leicester’s lead, immediately after Rashford’s goal, before Patson Daka finished United off in injury time.
Follow all the fallout from United’s defeat at Leicester, plus live updates from Brentford vs Chelsea:
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
42 mins: Great defending from Sarr! It’s the first real time that Toney and Mbeumo combine as Toney flicks an aerial ball onto Mbeumo making his run through the lines. Sarr is the last defender and times his tackle perfectly to dispossess Mbeumo and knock the ball out for a throw in.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
39 mins: Chance! A long ball comes up to Lukaku who brings the ball down on the edge of the penalty area. He holds off the Brentford centre-backs to set Werner up with a chance from range but the German leans back on his shot and hits it over the crossbar!
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
36 mins: Chalobah threads a a teasing ball down the inside right channel as Werner makes a run into the box. He puts on the burners to get in front of the Brentford defenders but Raya is off his line quickly to scoop up the ball as it rolls into the box.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
34 mins: Brentford have held their own so far. Chelsea have seen more possession but they’ve not done much with it. Azpilicueta plays a simple pass to Werner but Brentford’s high line catches him offside.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
31 mins: Sergi Canos is shown a yellow card for giving referee Anthony Taylor a bit of lip over a decision to award Chelsea a free kick. He joins Kovacic in the book.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
28 mins: Close! Kovacic takes a free kick for Chelsea from around 30-yards out. He doesn’t strike it all that well but gets a nice deflection off the wall that takes the ball towards the far top corner. Raya is worried about it as he comes scurrying across his goal but there’s not enough dip on the ball and it goes over the crossbar.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
26 mins: Loftus-Cheek wins Chelsea another free kick with driving run down the inside left channel. Chilwell dinks the free kick into the penalty area but Brentford clear the ball up to Toney who holds it up well and draws a foul close to the halfway line.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
23 mins: Chance! Brentford’s corner is cleared but the ball comes back into the box. A headed takes the ball into the path of Norgaard who heads it down for Mbeumo. Mbeumo whacks his shot into the ground and it bounces up and rattles into the near post!
Chelsea then break with Werner flying down the left wing. He takes the ball into the box and sends it across to Lukaku who backheels it into the back of the net only to be judged offside!
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
20 mins: Brentford win a throw in on the right side. The ball comes up to Jorgensen who swings a good cross right into the middle of the box. Ivan Toney rise above everyone to win the header. He knocks it down and the ball bounces behind after a deflection from Chalobah.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
17 mins: Onyeka trips Kovacic just outside his own penalty area and leaves Chelsea with a free kick in a dangerous area. Kovacic and Lukaku stand over the dead ball. It’s Lukaku who takes it and he whips a left-footed shot around the ball but sends it wide of the near post. Not a bad effort.
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