Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City Live: Man United SURVIVE Leicester scare –The points are shared after a 1-1 draw between Manchester United and Leicester City. Iheanacho scored the opening goal with a stooping header which De Gea couldn’t keep out, but Fred equalised for the hosts just three minutes later when he fired in the rebound of Fernandes’ saved effort. Maddison thought he’d won the game for Leicester late on when he fired in at the near post, but it was ruled out for a foul by Iheanacho on Varane in the build-up. United pushed late on, but couldn’t come up with a winner. Follow Live Premier League news, updates only on InsideSport.IN
Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City Live: Man United SURVIVE Leicester scare as Fred scores the equaliser before Maddison’s winner is ruled out by VAR – Check Match Report
United miss the chance to leapfrog Tottenham into fifth, though they are now level on points with them. They travel to Everton for their next game. That point moves Leicester up to ninth, but their attention now turns to their Europa Conference League quarter-final against PSV Eindhoven on Thursday.
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Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City Live: Iheanacho’s goal, Fred’s equaliser and Maddison’s ruled out goal by VAR
With Cristiano Ronaldo out due to illness, Bruno Fernandes had an opportunity to open the scoring in the 26th minute, but his effort was saved well by Kasper Schmeichel with the goalkeeper’s feet.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes both had first half chances to score for Leicester, but neither could find the target with their efforts.
Into the second half and Scott McTominay was at the centre of controversy when Leicester’s players thought his tackle on James Maddison was worthy of a red card. Luckily for the United man, he escaped with just a booking.
Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City Live: Man United SURVIVE Leicester as Top 4 hopes are dented
The deadlock was finally broken just after the hour mark, when Kelechi Iheanacho headed home for Leicester from a superb Barnes cross. Their lead didn’t last long, however, with Fred soon equalising for United by firing home the rebound after Schmeichel’s save to deny Fernandes.
Leicester went close to taking the lead again when Iheanacho scooped over, before Wesley Fofana was denied by a stunning save from David de Gea to tip a header around the post. The next big chance again fell to Leicester and this time it was taken, when Iheancho worked the ball through to Maddison to smash in at the near post.
But after a VAR review, the goal was disallowed for an Iheanacho foul on Raphael Varane in the build-up. United had a late penalty appeal of their own turned down and the match ended in a draw, leaving Ralf Rangnick’s side sixth in the table and Leicester in ninth.
Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City Live: Man United SURVIVE Leicester scare as Fred scores the equaliser before Maddison’s winner is ruled out by VAR – Check Match Report
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