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MANCHESTER. Manchester United was finally too much to handle for Leicester City with the goal of Marcus Rashford (25′), Marcus Rashford (58′) and Jadon Sancho (62′). Manchester United took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of Darren Cann and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 19 Total 26
- 3 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 9
- 7 Shots blocked 9
- 94 Attack 142
- 39 Dangerous attack 52
- 93 Ball safe 94
- 9 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Leicester City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Leicester City shot 19 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 25 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Wout Faes and Nampalys Mendy). On the other side, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City will stay with 24 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United will have 49 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
45'
59'
Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Harry Souttar , Wout Faes , Victor Kristiansen , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Nampalys Mendy , Tetê , James Maddison , Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho .
The home team had on the bench: Ricardo Pereira, Dennis Praet , Jamie Vardy , Boubakary Soumaré , Youri Tielemans , Daniel Iversen, Daniel Amartey, Patson Daka and Wilfred Ndidi.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 4 changes: Nampalys Mendy for Boubakary Soumaré (59′), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Youri Tielemans (59′), Tetê for Dennis Praet (75′) and Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy (75′).
Best player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
25', 58'
Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Lisandro Martínez , Luke Shaw , Marcel Sabitzer , Fred , Bruno Fernandes , Wout Weghorst , Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kobbie Mainoo , Facundo Pellistri, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho , Raphaël Varane and Anthony Elanga .
Substitutions
Manchester United made 5 changes: Alejandro Garnacho for Jadon Sancho (46′), Fred for Scott McTominay (59′), Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga (69′), Luke Shaw for Aaron Wan-Bissaka (69′) and Marcel Sabitzer for Kobbie Mainoo (80′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (60% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
