Premier League: Jadon Sancho nets Manchester United winner against Leicester City

Although
United’s
performance
was
by
no
means
flawless,
victory
moved
them
up
to
fifth
in
the
table,
with
the
nightmares
of
their
first
two
games
of
the
season
seemingly
a
distant
memory.

United
were
fully
deserving
of
the
first-half
lead
that
was
given
to
them
by
Jadon
Sancho
at
the
end
of
an
incisive
move
–
though
their
level
dropped
significantly
after
the
restart.

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Leicester
were
encouraged
and
carried
greater
threat,
but
clear-cut
chances
remained
at
a
premium
as
United’s
solid
backline
helped
guide
the
visitors
to
another
win.

United
looked
sharp
right
from
the
start
and
almost
went
ahead
in
the
11th
minute,
but
Christian
Eriksen
shot
into
the
side-netting
after
breaking
into
the
left
side
of
the
area.

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The
breakthrough
arrived
12
minutes
later,
though.

Diogo
Dalot
intercepted
Danny
Ward’s
long
ball
and
found
Bruno
Fernandes,
who
hurried
the
ball
on
to
Marcus
Rashford
and
he
fed
Sancho
to
round
the
Leicester
goalkeeper
and
apply
a
simple
finish.

The
hosts
looked
reinvigorated
after
the
break
and
nearly
levelled
early
on
as
David
de
Gea
produced
an
acrobatic
save
to
keep
James
Maddison’s
free-kick
out
of
the
top-right
corner.

Leicester
failed
to
build
on
that
momentum
and
United
–
boosted
by
a
lively
Cristiano
Ronaldo
cameo
–
finished
with
something
of
a
flurry,
though
their
inability
to
add
a
second
goal
might
have
been
punished
had
James
Justin
kept
a
stoppage-time
strike
down.

United
boss
Erik
Ten
Hag
was
understandably
happy
after
the
win,
“A
step
forward.
We’re
happy
with
that
and
again
a
good
team
spirit
and
eleven
players
on
the
pitch
fighting
for
each
other.

“We
can
be
dangerous
in
the
transition
moments.
There
were
many
spaces
in
the
second
half,
but
did’t
explore
them
that
well.
We
should’ve
scored
a
second
goal.

“We
have
to
be
more
ruthless.
There’s
room
for
improvement.

“I’m
happy
with
the
clean
sheet.
The
XI
on
the
pitch
defend
and
attack
together.
You
can
see
what
we
can
achieve.”

(With
inputs
from
Agencies)