MANCHESTER. Manchester United was ultimately too strong for Leicester City with the goal of Bruno Fernandes (17′), V. Kristiansen (38′ own) and Alejandro Garnacho (82′).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 73,829 spectators.​ The referee was Peter Bankes who was helped by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.18 degrees Celsius or 50.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester United

3 - 0

Leicester City

• 51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

• 13 Total 6
• 3 On Target 5
• 4 Off Target 1
• 6 Shots blocked 0

• 125 Attack 102
• 57 Dangerous attack 37
• 71 Ball safe 72

• 0 Penalties 0
• 1 Corners 5
• 1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 9 Total 5
• 0 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Facundo Buonanotte).

Standings

After this contest, Manchester United has 15 points like AFC Bournemouth to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City stays with 10 points like Everton to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away against Ipswich Town on the 24th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Leicester City will host Chelsea on the 23rd of November with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (15 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

G

André Onana 24.Cameroon

7.7

D

Noussair Mazraoui  3.Morocco

7.7

D

M. de Ligt 4.Netherlands

6.6

D

Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina

7.4

D

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

6.5

57'

M

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

8.3

17'

M

Marcus Rashford 10.England

6.8

57'

M

Casemiro 18.Brazil

7.0

79'

M

Manuel Ugarte 25.Uruguay

7.7

M

Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

8.3

F

R. Højlund 9.Denmark

6.6

75'

Substitutes

G

A. Bayındır 1.Turkey

G

Tom Heaton 22.England

D

V. Lindelöf 2.Sweden

D

Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland

6.2

57'

M

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

6.2

57' 82'

M

Mason Mount 7.England

M

C. Eriksen 14.Denmark

6.9

79'

M

Antony 21.Brazil

F

J. Zirkzee 11.Netherlands

6.7

75'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to play with the following team: André Onana (7.7), Diogo Dalot (6.5), M. de Ligt (6.6), Lisandro Martínez (7.4), Noussair Mazraoui  (7.7), Casemiro (7.0), Manuel Ugarte (7.7), Amad Diallo (8.3), Bruno Fernandes (8.3), Marcus Rashford (6.8) and R. Højlund (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Garnacho (6.2), A. Bayındır, V. Lindelöf, Mason Mount, J. Zirkzee (6.7), C. Eriksen (6.9), Antony, Tom Heaton and Jonny Evans (6.2).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of C. Eriksen (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Diogo Dalot for Jonny Evans (57′), Marcus Rashford for Alejandro Garnacho (57′), Casemiro for C. Eriksen (79′) and R. Højlund for J. Zirkzee (75′).

Player of the match: Amad Diallo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Amad Diallo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.3 with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 15.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

G

M. Hermansen 30.Denmark

5.8

D

James Justin 2.England

6.7

83'

D

W. Faes 3.Belgium

6.5

D

V. Kristiansen 16.Denmark

5.6

D

J. Vestergaard 23.Denmark

5.9

M

Wilfred Ndidi 6.Nigeria

7.1

70'

M

Harry Winks 8.England

6.6

M

Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina

7.2

63'

M

Boubakary Soumaré 24.France

6.6

F

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 7.Ghana

7.9

F

Jamie Vardy 9.England

F

Jordan Ayew 18.Ghana

6.9

88'

Substitutes

G

D. Ward 1.Wales

D

Conor Coady 4.England

D

C. Okoli 5.Italy

M

Bilal El Khannouss 11.Morocco

6.1

70'

M

Hamza Choudhury 17.England

M

Oliver Skipp 22.England

M

K. McAteer 35.England

6.7

83'

F

Stephy Mavididi 10.England

F

Odsonne Édouard 29.France

6.7

88'

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steve Cooper played with: Jamie Vardy, M. Hermansen (5.8), James Justin (6.7), W. Faes (6.5), J. Vestergaard (5.9), V. Kristiansen (5.6), Boubakary Soumaré (6.6), Harry Winks (6.6), Wilfred Ndidi (7.1), Facundo Buonanotte (7.2) and Jordan Ayew (6.9), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.9).

They had on the bench: Stephy Mavididi, D. Ward, Conor Coady, C. Okoli, Bilal El Khannouss (6.1), Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp, Odsonne Édouard (6.7) and K. McAteer (6.7).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: James Justin for K. McAteer (83′), Wilfred Ndidi for Bilal El Khannouss (70′) and Jordan Ayew for Odsonne Édouard (88′).

Player of the match: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.

His rating is 7.9 with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 20 duels out of 29. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Chelsea – Arsenal – 1-1
• Manchester United – Leicester City – 3-0
• Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United – 1-3
• Tottenham Hotspur – Ipswich Town – 1-2