Leicester 0:1 Manchester United: Red Devils See Off Foxes for Third Straight League Win

• Manchester United beat Leicester City on Thursday for their third straight Premier League win in a row
• Jadon Sancho’s first half strike was enough for the Red Devils to claim another crucial 1-0 win
• Their next game is a classic fixture against age-old rivals Arsenal, who are the current league leaders

Manchester United continued their resurgence under Erik Ten Hag as they claimed another 1-0 win for their third victory of the season against bottom-placed Leicester.

In what as a highly engaging contest, the only goal of the game came in the first half courtesy of Jadon Sancho, who rounded Danny Ward to slot home.

Leicester showed little signs of mounting a genuine threat, but United will be grateful to David De Gea, who pulled off some incredible saves including keeping out a stunning James Maddison free kick.

How it happened

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United went into the game knowing full well a win would spring them up to fifth on the log at the expense of rivals like Liverpool and Chelsea.

And the visitors showed their intent from the first whistle, dominating early possession and trying to create chances, with the trio of Anthony Elanga, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford tasked with finding the goals up front.

After 23 minutes, United found a deserved opener through Sancho, who benefited from Leicester’s poor defensive positioning to get through on goal and round the goalkeeper after a Marcus Rashford pass.

This was the former Borussia Dortmund man’s second league goal of the season, and it proved to be the all-important one for United, who were barely threatened by Leicester for most of the game.

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The Foxes’ best moment of the game was from a set piece, as Maddison forced David De Gea into a brilliant via a free kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is seemingly destined to play in the Europa League at least for the next few months, came on in the second half and had a moment where he tried an acrobatic effort that went agonizingly wide.

At full time, irate Leicester fans booed manager Brendan Rodgers, who seems to be losing the faith of a lot of people after the club’s worst start to a league campaign since 1994.

United have no time to bask in their newfound form as they take on league leaders Arsenal in the latest edition of the classic rivalry on Sunday.

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United announced Anthony’s signing on Thursday, September 1 in a deal worth 95m euros (£82m).

The Brazilian did not feature against Leicester City, but will likely be available for selection against Arsenal on Sunday, September 4.