LEICESTER. Manchester United tops Leicester City 1-0 after J. Sancho scored just 1 goal (23′).

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who was helped by Marc Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the encounter.​

Leicester City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (J. Vardy). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (D. Dalot, T. Malacia and L. Martinez).

Standings

After this match, Leicester City stays with 1 points to occupy the 20th place in the table. On the other side, Manchester United has 9 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).

Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 19-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward (6.7), James Justin (7.4), Wilfred Ndidi (7.5), Jonny Evans (7.5), Luke Thomas (6.8), Boubakary Soumaré (7.0), James Maddison (7.0), Youri Tielemans (7.1), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.5), Harvey Barnes (5.7) and Jamie Vardy (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Iversen, Marc Albrighton, Çağlar Söyüncü, Dennis Praet, Timothy Castagne, Lewis Brunt, Ayoze Pérez, Kelechi Iheanacho (6.6) and Patson Daka (6.6).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 2 changes: Y. Tielemans for K. Iheanacho (76′) and J. Vardy for P. Daka (87′).

Best player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

His rating is (7.5) with 48 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

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

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (7.3), Diogo Dalot (7.4), Raphaël Varane (7.3), Lisandro Martínez (6.8), Tyrell Malacia (6.8), Scott McTominay (6.5), Christian Eriksen (7.0), Anthony Elanga (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (7.1), Jadon Sancho (7.1) and Marcus Rashford (7.3).

They had on the bench: Harry Maguire, Alejandro Garnacho, Victor Lindelöf, Casemiro (7.2), Fred (6.8), Tom Heaton, Cristiano Ronaldo (6.7), Donny van de Beek and Matej Kovar.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: A. Elanga for Casemiro (59′), J. Sancho for C. Ronaldo (68′) and M. Rashford for Fred (88′).

Best player: Diogo Dalot​

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Diogo Dalot even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 54 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Leicester City – Manchester United – 0-1