English Premier League

Manchester United vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 17': Bruno Fernandes
  • 38': Victor Kristiansen (OG)
  • 82': Alejandro Garnacho
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3 - 0

Man United thrash Leicester as Rúben Amorim era set to begin

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes bagged one goal and created two more in his team's spirited 3-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
  • 3': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 8': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United).
  • 8': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Casemiro.
  • 17': Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 19': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a headed pass.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 38': Own Goal by Victor Kristiansen, Leicester City. Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 44': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
  • 44': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 48': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 54': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
  • 57': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 57': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 57': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Diogo Dalot.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 63': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by André Onana.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 72': Delay in match (Manchester United).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Casemiro because of an injury.
  • 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 82': Goal! Manchester United 3, Leicester City 0. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
  • 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces James Justin.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 86': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 86': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 88': Offside, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 90': Jonny Evans (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Leicester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 5
48.8 Possession 51.2
6 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 3
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 418
466 Passes 491
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 39
15 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 24
22 Tackles 33
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 7
18 Effective Clearances 18
18 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,829

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
6 Lisandro Martínez
4 Matthijs de Ligt
3 Noussair Mazraoui
20 Diogo Dalot
8 Bruno Fernandes
25 Manuel Ugarte
18 Casemiro
9 Rasmus Højlund
10 Marcus Rashford
16 Amad

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin
8 Harry Winks
6 Wilfred Ndidi
24 Boubakary Soumaré
18 Jordan Ayew
7 Fatawu Issahaku
40 Facundo Buonanotte Yellow Card

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