Man Utd v Leicester - as it happened
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94'FT: Man Utd 3-0 Leicester!! All over at Old Trafford and it was an easy win after De Gea's two saves early on. Rashford scored in each half and then Sancho netted just after the hour mark to take United to within five of Arsenal. Thanks for your company and for joining me over the last four years. It's been an absolute pleasure and I wish you all the very best. Tottenham v West Ham follows so stay tuned!
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94'A chip by Fernandes goes out of play for a goal kick.
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92'Leicester threaten now through Maddison and his shot is caught by the goalie.
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91'73,578 at Old Trafford for this one. A full house.
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91'Four added minutes as Maddison hits wide.
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90'Elanga nearly scores now! Lisandro picks out Elanga on this near side, he runs into the box and Ward saves with his legs at the near post.
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89'United go on the attack again through Sancho, he passes back to Fernandes, who tries to tee up Weghorst, but Leicester get it away!
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88'Almost four!! McTominay gives to Sancho and he sets up Weghorst, but Ward makes the stop!
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86'It looks like there won't be another goal in this one. The job has been well and truly done by Ten Hag's men.
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84'Another corner for the visitors and it's cleared away.
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83'Corner for the away side.
Substitution
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80'Man Utd sub: Sabitzer is replaced by 17 year-old Mainoo.
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79'There's a party atmosphere at Old Trafford and there are "Oles" in the crowd. And we aren't talking about Solskjaer.
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78'Lindelof is caught late by Maddison and he's warned by the referee.
Substitution
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Substitution
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75'Leicester double sub: Tete and Iheanacho are replaced by Praet and Vardy.
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71'Opportunity for Weghorst as Fernandes' free-kick is headed wide by the Dutchman!
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70'Great defence by Faes now after Sancho is one on one and the Belgian slides in to make the block.
Substitution
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Substitution
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69'Man Utd double sub: Elanga and Wan-Bissaka on for Rashford and Shaw.
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66'Man Utd get a corner and Leicester clear it away.
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63'Leicester are all over the place now. There's absolutely no way back for them.
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63'This has sent a strong message out to Man City and Arsenal. The title race is a three, not a two horse race!
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62'Leicester want a foul on Iheanacho at halfway by Lisandro Martinez, but there's nothing from VAR.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 61'
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Statistics of Jadon Sancho in Premier League266
0.23300
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61'Sancho makes it three!!! Iheanacho loses the ball at midfield, Rashford plays to Sancho on the edge of the box and he plays a one-two with Fernandes before hitting home from six yards!
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60'Man Utd sub: McTominay on for Fred.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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59'Leicester double sub: Soumare and Tielemans replace Mendy and Dewsbury-Hall.
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58'The green line appears as Faes was playing him on!! Rashford is given his second! Fred plays a lovely ball through to the Englishman and he keeps his composure to place the ball into the corner.
Goal disallowed
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56'Rashford scores again after being played in by Fred, but the flag's up for offside!
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56'Kristiansen's cross from the far side is knocked away by the defence.
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54'Weghorst goes for the overhead kick after Fred's flick on at the back stick, but the acrobatic effort doesn't come off.
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53'Maddison's free-kick hits the wall.
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52'Maddison wins the free-kick just outside the box and Sabitzer doesn't like the call.
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51'It's all Man Utd at the moment. Leicester need a respite.
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50'Ward makes the save now to prevent Rashford from scoring again!
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49'Lisandro Martinez strikes the bar! The free-kick in finds an unmarked Lisandro and his header hits the bar!
Yellow card
a Leicester
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48'Mendy has his name taken after going in high on Rashford 25 yards from goal.
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47'B Fernandes tussles for the ball with Mendy on this near side and Attwell doesn't give him the foul. "F**k off! He kicked me!," Fernandes is heard saying.
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46'Dalot beats Kristiansen on Leicester's left and the ball in is knocked out by Castagne for a corner.
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46'Leicester get us going in the second half!
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45'Man Utd HT sub: Sancho is on for Garnacho.
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45'HT: Man Utd 1-0 Leicester!! Half-time at Old Trafford and Rashford's 25th minute goal is the difference. De Gea made two great saves early on to deny Barnes and Iheanacho and then Rashford struck after a great pass by Fernandes. Man Utd have been the better side since the goal and Dalot should've made it two. Leicester have dropped off, but they're definitely in this at 1-0. Back shortly!
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45'45+3: Shaw's free-kick goes over the crossbar!
Yellow card
a Leicester
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45'45+2: Faes' afternoon gets even worse after a miscontrol sees him foul Rashford and then Fernandes just to the side of the box. Yellow for the Belgian.
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45'45+1: Maddison!!! The Leicester man has a go from the edge of the box and the ball goes wide of the goal!
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45'Two added minutes.
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44'Iheanacho is flagged offside.
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43'VAR must have thought it didn't quite reach the clear and obvious threshold. It could've easily been a red.
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41'Faes is down with an injury after being caught on the knee by Sabitzer's leg. That's an orange card. It could've been a red, but it's 100% a yellow at least. He's lucky not to get anything for that.
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41'Fernandes gives to Sabitzer in the box and his cross is knocked away by Mendy.
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39'Lovely play now involving Barnes and Maddison, but Barnes' cross to Iheanacho at the back stick is a poor one.
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37'What a miss by Dalot!! Man Utd break, Falot passes to Fernandes to his right and his then passes back to Dalot in the box and he hits wide from point-blank range! Should've been a goal!
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36'Leicester go forward and Weghorst makes a clean tackle on the edge of his own box!
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33'Man Utd's defence looks leaky and Leicester will like they have a good chance of fighting back at 1-0.
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32'A Man Utd free-kick is half-cleared and Garnacho then hits wide.
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31'Leicester counter now, Maddison lays off to Dewsbury-Hall in the D and his strike all along the ground goes wide.
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30'Man Utd are starting to enjoy some more ball now since the goal.
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26'Rashford just can't stop scoring! That was a shocker by Faes though.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 25'
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Statistics of M. Rashford in Premier League3517
0.49520
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25'Rashford puts Man Utd in front! Faes gives the ball away at midfield, Sabitzer gives to Fernandes and he finds Rashford with a terrific pass. The number 10 then makes no mistake hitting across Ward into the far corner.
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23'Leicester are in terrific form and Man Utd are really on the back foot here.
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21'Leicester would be 0-2 up if it weren't for De Gea. Man Utd need to wake up.
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20'Outstanding save by De Gea again! Castagne gets to the by-line, cuts back for Iheanacho and De Gea at full stretch saves the header right on the goal line! De Gea's on fire!
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20'Leicester continue to enjoy plenty of possession in United's half.
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19'Maddison is furious after being penalised for a foul on Fred 25 yards from goal.
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18'Leicester come close once again!! Tete gets into the box and hits wide of the mark!
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15'Leicester on the attack once A iheanacho gives to Tete and the ball for Maddison at the back post is cleared by Fred for a corner.
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14'Shots: 2-6, on target: 0-1.
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13'Shaw's effort is blocked by Souttar.
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11'De Gea punches the corner away and then Iheanacho hits wide of the mark. Leicester picking up.
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10'United are looking shaky at the back as Maddison gives to Iheanacho and the former Man City man's shot is deflected behind by Lindelof.
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9'Souttar heads over from the corner. United got away with that sloppy pass by Fred a minute ago.
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8'What a save by De Gea to deny Barnes! Fred loses he ball at midfield to Barnes, he runs forward and plays a one-two with Iheanacho before seeing his shot from close range tipped wide by De Gea's right hand!
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7'Leicester attack down the far side and the cross into the box is dealt with by the United defence.
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5'Rashford gets into the box and his strike is blocked by Souttar. Another corner.
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3'Man Utd are applying all of the early pressure up to now.
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2'Dalot sends a cross in from this near side and it's headed away by the defence.
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1'B Fernandes wins a corner off Kristiansen.
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1'Man Utd get us going in the red from left to right while Leicester are in blue!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players come out here at Old Trafford!
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PRVWMan Utd are 3rd on 46 points, eight off leaders Arsenal and six behind Man City while Leicester lie 14th on 24 points, four above the relegation zone.
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PRVWA reminder that Casemiro is serving the final game of his three match suspension after being sent off against Crystal Palace.
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PRVWIt's 11 degrees and dry in Manchester for this one.
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PRVWStuart Attwell is the referee for this one while Paul Tierney is the VAR.
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PRVWLeicester are unchanged from the 4-1 win over Tottenham.
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PRVWLeicester XI: Ward (GK); Kristiansen, Faes, Souttar, Castagne; Dewsbury-Hall. Mendy; Barnes, Maddison, Tete; Iheanacho.
February 19, 2023
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PRVWMan Utd make five changes from the 2-2 draw with Barca in the Europa League knockout play-off round first leg. Malacia, Varane, Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro (suspended) and Sancho drop out while Lindelof, L Martinez, Sabitzer, Dalot and Garnacho come in.
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PRVWMan Utd XI: De Gea (GK); Shaw, L Martinez, Lindelof, Dalot; Sabitzer, Fred: Garnacho, B Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst.
February 19, 2023
Pre-match
19 February 2023, 15:00
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Stadium: Old Trafford
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Man Utd and Leicester!
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