Manchester United vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates as Fred cancels out Kelechi Iheanacho goal
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Your support makes all the difference.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:
Fred rescues draw as Manchester United struggle against Leicester
Manchester United delivered a lacklustre performance in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo but Fred rescued a point in a 1-1 draw against Leicester at Old Trafford.
United lacked a cutting edge without Ronaldo, who missed out because of illness, and they fell behind just after the hour mark when Kelechi Iheanacho bent down to head beyond goalkeeper David de Gea.
The hosts levelled within three minutes of going behind as Fred slotted in after Kasper Schmeichel had saved Bruno Fernandes’ low effort but it was Leicester who appeared likeliest to score again.
De Gea magnificently sprang to his right to keep out Wesley Fofana’s header while Leicester rued the video assistant referee as the lively James Maddison’s goal was chalked off for a foul in the build-up.
Fred rescues draw as Manchester United struggle against Leicester
Kelechi Iheanacho had put the Foxes in front at Old Trafford.
Man Utd 1 - 1 Leicester
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers talking to Sky Sports: “I thought we were very good in large spells of the game. We started well and could have bene precise with out passing but in the main the positioning and movement was good. The second half we scored a couple of great goals, their keeper makes a great save and we are bitterly disappointed not to get the goal.
“Raphael Varane has used his experience, he gets the contact and goes down. There were opportunities for them to clear it but we were deserving of that.
“Every week we are seeing this types of actions, we felt we deserved to win the game.
“We had one in the season when Ayoze Perez was sent off, that one was similar, the ball gets way he has to make a challenge. We got the yellow.
“Jonny Evans’ calf tightened up after the international game but I was very happy with the team and back to where we have been the last few years. Playing good football and looking a threat.
“It was a good performance away here, disappointed to not win and that is always a good sign. The football was very good but we passed it well a lot of the time and got into some good areas. But for a decision, we would have won the game.”
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Reaction from James Maddison
“The disallowed goal is one of them – you see them given and you see them not given. I’m obviously going to be biased and say it’s not a foul. As soon as he goes over to the monitor you know.
“I saw Varane go down. The way he went down I thought it was a twist injury. As soon as the referee went to the monitor I knew something was going to happen that was going to spoil my party.
“The performance was good. We stamped our authority and we come away a little disappointed that we didn’t get three points. We could have got more from the game. They scored so quickly after us, which got Old Trafford bouncing again and got them pushing as the home team.
“I thought we were dominant in the first half. Sometimes you can almost feel in control even without the ball. They obviously played with Bruno and Pogba without a recognised striker. They’ve got tricky players in wide areas, but I felt we were in control. We were actually the better team.”
Man Utd 1 - 1 Leicester
Another draw for Manchester United under Ralf Rangnick. They’re now three points behind Arsenal having played two games more.
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Fred is the seventh player to score on his 100th Premier League appearance for Manchester United and the first since Marcus Rashford, also against Leicester in February 2019.
Man Utd 1 - 1 Leicester
Manchester United remain in sixth place but cut the gap on Arsenal to three points. They have played two games more than the Gunners though and it’s looking harder and harder for them to get back into the top four.
Leicester are now up to ninth but have a ways to go to catch West Ham who are 11 points ahead of them in eighth.
Full-time: Man Utd 1 - 1 Leicester
90+6 mins: Manchester United win a corner from a counter-attack and have one last chance to score. The cross comes into the area and it’s won by Harry Maguire. He nods the ball into the gorund but it bounces up nicely and gets claimed by Kasper Schmeichel.
It’s the last action of the game as the final whistle goes and the points are shared.
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90+3 mins: Chance! That was it. This was the moment for Manchester United. Dalot swings the ball in from the right wing and Leicester fail to clear it. Rashford can’t bring the ball unde control for a shot but it bounces through to Sancho who spoons his effort wide of the near post!
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90 mins: Five minutes of added time to play. That’s plenty of time for someone to win this game. Mendy and Iheanacho are taken off by Brendan Rodgers with Hamza Choudhury and Patson Daka replacing them.
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