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Manchester United are unbeaten in 119 Premier League games when leading at half time since losing 5-3 at Leicester in September 2014Manchester United reeled off their third successive Premier League win under new manager Erik ten Hag to ensure Leicester City's troubled start to the season continued at King Power Stadium.
Jadon Sancho's smooth finish from Marcus Rashford's pass after 23 minutes maintained United's recent revival and allowed them to build on victories at home to Liverpool and away to Southampton.
United remained largely in control against an out of sorts Leicester, who are still searching for their first league win of the season and who, along with manager Brendan Rodgers, felt the impatience of the home fans.
Visiting keeper David de Gea was forced into a fine save from James Maddison's free-kick in the second half but otherwise United were rarely troubled, with Casemiro emerging as a substitute and Cristiano Ronaldo, another late replacement, coming close with an acrobatic bicycle kick.
Workmanlike Man Utd come through
Manchester United's performance was reminiscent of their victory at Southampton on Saturday - solid, unspectacular but highly efficient and enough to give them a third straight win in all competitions for the first time since April 2021, sending them up to fifth in the Premier League table.
Sancho was on the scoresheet again and his goal had the hallmarks of a player growing in confidence, taking Rashford's pass in his stride before rounding Leicester City keeper Danny Ward to score.
After that, United were able to do a containing job on a toothless Leicester side lacking in confidence and urgency and occasionally suffering the discontent of the increasingly impatient Foxes fans.
United were happy to play on the counter and might have added another late on but there was always the feeling one goal was enough to claim the three points. And when there were moments of anxiety, the experienced £70m new boy Casemiro came on to steady the ship.
Ten Hag's United will be growing in self-belief and they can put that to the test against early pace-setters Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Frustrated Foxes fall short
The boos around King Power Stadium summed up the mood of discontent around Leicester as they slumped to the bottom of the Premier League with only one point from their first five league games.
Rodgers has been frustrated by a lack of transfer activity this summer, not helped by the departures of high-profile figures in keeper Kasper Schmeichel and Wesley Fofana, although they have signed Reims defender Wout Faes.
There is a feeling of stagnation around the team and the club as the owners exercise financial caution but this talented group of players should be performing better than this.
Leicester are hesitant and lacking in threat, even with Jamie Vardy up front and Maddison and Youri Tielemans pulling the strings in midfield.
This loss only added to the concerns of Rodgers as he tries to spark his team into life and he must find a way to re-ignite a team and club that has achieved so much to arrest this alarmingly poor start to the season.
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Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 2Justin
- 25Ndidi
- 6Evans
- 33Thomas
- 42Soumaré
- 10MaddisonBooked at 87mins
- 8TielemansSubstituted forIheanachoat 76'minutes
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 7Barnes
- 9VardySubstituted forDakaat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 20Daka
- 26Praet
- 27Castagne
- 31Iversen
- 34Brunt
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 20DalotBooked at 28mins
- 19Varane
- 6MartínezBooked at 49mins
- 12MalaciaBooked at 43mins
- 39McTominay
- 14Eriksen
- 36ElangaSubstituted forCasemiroat 59'minutes
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 25SanchoSubstituted forCristiano Ronaldoat 68'minutes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forFredat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lindelöf
- 5Maguire
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 17Fred
- 18Casemiro
- 22Heaton
- 34van de Beek
- 40Kovár
- 49Garnacho
Referee:Craig Pawson
Attendance:32,226
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka.
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kelechi Iheanacho.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Marcus Rashford.
James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Youri Tielemans.
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Leicester City
Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number2Player nameJustin
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number6Player nameEvans
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number19Player nameVarane- Squad number6Player nameMartínez
- Squad number12Player nameMalacia
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay- Squad number14Player nameEriksen
- Squad number36Player nameElanga
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number10Player nameRashford
- Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo
Squad number17Player nameFred- Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
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