Manchester United vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates as Fred cancels out Kelechi Iheanacho goal
Follow all the latest updates from the game at Old Trafford as the Red Devils aim to boost their hopes of a top four finish in the Premier League
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Manchester United welcome Leicester City to Old Trafford in the Premier League this afternoon in desperate needs of three points to boost their hopes of a top four finish and Champions League football next season.
Ralf Rangnick’s side endured more misery before the international break when the Red Devils were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid. Rangnick is now out of contention to win a trophy this season, but his job as interim can still be regarded as a success if they can land a top four finish, but Arsenal’s form means United have little room for error. Harry Maguire will look forward to a better reception in front of his club’s fans after being booed by a minority of England supporters, with Rangnick adamant United supporters will get behind their captain: “He knows my position towards him. He’s been a very valuable player for the team. I didn’t understand what happened at Wembley but it won’t happen in our stadium with the Red Army.”
And Leicester will be keen to finish the season on a high after Brendan Rodgers’ found some form last time out with the win over Brentford taking them into the top half. The Foxes will look to use their league games as a platform to boost their chances of winning the Europa Conference League, having eliminated Rennes in the last 16 and their quarter-final tie against PSV coming up next week. Follow live updates from an intriguing evening kick-off in the Premier League with live goal and score updates, build-up, analysis and reaction from Old Trafford:
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
57 mins: Chance! Manchester United are getting the crowd going. Dalot has sent a couple of decent balls in from the right. The second of which drops to Sancho who’s first touch rolls the ball to Elanga. He smokes one at goal but Jonny Evans is there to get the block in.
Marcus Rashford comes on for Man Utd with Scott McTominay is the man replaced.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
54 mins: Scott McTominay nicks the ball in the middle of the pitch and drives United forward, it’s a good run that ends with a poor pass across to Fernandes whose beaten to the ball by Justin. He has to slide in to get there first but manages to prod it out for a throw in.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
51 mins: Harry Maguire floats a long ball over the top of the Leicester defence and almost plays in Anthony Elanga. The winger can’t control the ball and Jonny Evans nips across to take it off him.
Yellow card! Scott McTominay is a lucky man. He dives into a tackle on James Maddison and flies in with a high foot. His stoods are showing and he collides into the Leicester midfielder. The referee pulls out a yellow card and VAR doesn’t overrule that decision.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
48 mins: That’s a nice move from Manchester United as Paul Pogba whips the ball over to Jadon Sancho on the left wing. He brings the ball down and carries it into the box before sliding a pass into the six-yard area. Bruno Fernandes arrives but can’t turn the ball towards goal and it finishes in the waiting arms of Kasper Schmeichel.
Second half: Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
Kick off: Alex Telles has come on to replace Luke Shaw for Manchester United. Shaw took a knock in the first half and this seems to be a precautionary measure.
No changes for Leicester as the game gets back underway.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
Both teams have had moments of brilliance but they’ve been let down in the final third. Those clinical passes haven’t come and promising attacks have been allowed to wither.
Changes are needed, whether in tactics or personnel. There needs to be an injection of something extra to take the game up a level or two.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
Half-time: Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
45+3 mins: Lacklustre. That’s the way to describe the first half and still remain polite. It hasn’t been the most exciting of games and there’s nothing to separate the two teams.
There’s plenty of room for improvement after the break.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Leicester
45 mins: United win a corner and play it short. Sancho can’t find space to then whip it in and has to knock it back to Shaw. He finds Fernandes who lays it off to Dalot. Dalot eventually puts the ball into the box but it bounces through everyone and Sancho can’t keep it from crossing the byline.
Three minutes of added time to play.
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