Manchester United vs Leicester LIVE score: Premier League result as Marcus Rashford inspires big win
Man Utd 3-0 Leicester: Rashford scored twice and Jadon Sancho once as the Foxes were tamed
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford’s superb run of form continued as he netted a goal in each half of his side’s 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City to extend his scoring streak to five games.
Leicester were left to rue wasteful early finishing when Rashford latched onto a pass down the right from Bruno Fernandes and rifled the ball across keeper Danny Ward and into the net after 25 minutes at Old Trafford.
Rashford bagged his second in the 56th minute, cutting in from the left and tearing into the box before guiding the ball home to register his 14th league goal of the season and his 25th in all competitions.
Substitute Jadon Sancho added a brilliant third five minutes later when Lisandro Martinez won the ball in midfield to allow Rashford to feed Sancho, who played a quick exchange of passes with Fernandes before drilling home.
Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Manchester United vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Youri Tielemans, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Amartey, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi, Dennis Praet, Daniel Iversen, Boubakary Soumare.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Harry Souttar, Wout Faes, Victor Kristansen; Nampalys Mendy, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; Mateus Tete, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Kelechi Iheanacho.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Tyrell Malacia, Raphael Varane, Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho, Facundo Pellestri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Anthony Elanga, Scott McTominay, Kobbie Mainoo.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Fred, Marcel Sabitzer; Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho; Wout Weghorst.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
Leicester have found their form at the right time in front of goal. The Foxes have scored eight goals in their last two matches to record victories over Aston Villa on the road and Tottenham at home last week. Brendan Rodgers' men cannot afford to rest on their laurels in the battle to remain in the top flight. They're only three points ahead of West Ham in 18th place, who dropped into the bottom three after Bournemouth and Everton notched wins on Saturday. The Foxes need to keep on firing in the final third.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
United are in good form in the Premier League ahead of the contest, suffering only one defeat in their last 10 matches. They faced two difficult matches against Leeds last week, drawing the first on home soil courtesy of a two-goal comeback before firing two late goals to defeat the Whites on the road. Erik ten Hag's men can move within three points of second-place Manchester City with a win today. United were held to a 2-2 draw against Barcelona during the week in the first leg of their Europa League clash at Camp Nou, so Ten Hag will be an eyeing a defensive improvement against the Foxes.
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