Man Utd vs Leicester LIVE: Carabao Cup latest goal updates as hosts score four before half-time
The Red Devils head into the match with Van Nistelrooy as interim boss after sacking Erik ten Hag
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Manchester United face their first match since the sacking of Erik ten Hag, as they host Leicester City in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday night. The long-winded and inevitable exit of the Dutch head coach came to a head after the weekend following a late defeat to West Ham, which left United 14th in the Premier League.
Already talks to bring in Ruben Amorim as a replacement look significantly advanced, but for this match it will be Ruud van Nistelrooy in the dugout as interim boss.
Trying to capitalise on the situation at Old Trafford will be the Foxes, whose back-to-back league wins were halted last time out by Nottingham Forest - but sat in 15th, just two points behind United, they’ll be happy enough with their season’s start and perhaps sense an opportunity to provide a shock in this fixture.
Follow updates from Man United vs Leicester in the live blog below:
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
80 mins: 10 minutes to go at Old Trafford, probably too little time for a Leicester comeback. Man Utd look fairly comfortable but these players have slipped up late in matches already this season.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
77 mins: This has been an incredibly entertaining match. Both teams have been determined to shoot and score despite defensive weaknesses on both sides.
The result is lots of goals.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
74 mins: Jonny Evans is coming on to replace Matthijs de Light for Man Utd. Evans will play the last 20 minutes or so against his old club Leicester.
Alejandro Garnacho is also off with Rasmus Hojlund being brought into the forward line.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
71 mins: Zirkzee wins the ball back for United and pokes it to Amad. He slots a pass inside to Fernandes who feeds it into the left side fo the box for him.
The youngster sprints onto the ball then drills a shot into the side of the net.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
68 mins: Save!
Boubakary Soumare lets fly with a shot from outside the box and strikes it well. The ball is swerving away from Altay Bayindir but he manages to get a hand to the ball and tips it onto the crossbar!
Leicester remain dangerous.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
65 mins: Wow!
Amad Diallo’s first touch is a bicycle kick from the middle of the box which almost finishes into the bottom corner. Instead the ball bounces wide of the target and United are denied a sixth goal.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
62 mins: Ruud van Nistelrooy makes a double change for Manchester United now with Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez taken off in favour of Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui.
GOAL! Man Utd 5-2 Leicester (Bruno Fernandes, 59 mins)
Two for Bruno Fernandes!
A poor back pass from Caleb Okoli allows Bruno Fernandes to beat Danny Ward to the ball and he nips around the goalkeeper. There’s a man on the line to defend but Fernandes takes his time and dispatches it into the goal.
United have five.
Man Utd 4-2 Leicester
59 mins: Save!
Joshua Zirkzee receives the ball and sends it out to Garnacho now on the right side of the pitch. He drives forward then pulls one back to the forward who whips a first time effort at goal and forces a sharp save out of Danny Ward!
Man Utd 4-2 Leicester
58 mins: Man Utd need some time on the ball. They haven’t been able to control the game since the restart with Leicester overwhelming the midfield duo of Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte.
The hosts have soaked up that pressure well but now need to exert a bit of their own.
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