Man Utd drown Leicester City 3-0 to join title chasers
Story from Kenneth AFOR, LAGOS
Manchester United might be considered as title chasers after an emphatic 3-0 victory over Leicester City in one of Sunday’s fixtures of the English Premier League (EPL) at Old Trafford.
United who haven’t lost three EPL matches in row started off on an impressive note as their number 10 man, Marcus Rashford hammered the ball with his his right foot which past Ward into the bottom-left corner in the 25th minute to make it 1-0.
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The Red Devils from all indications started the second half more better than the previous half and Rashford doubled the lead eleven minutes after the break with a clinical finish after a receiving a pass from Fred.
Leicester failed to make impact at Old Trafford after their 4-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, February 11.
United capitalised on Kelechi Iheanacho’s mistake on the ball in his own half and United broke in with Rashford who connected with Sancho in a one-two pass with Bruno Fernandes before finding the net with a first-time strike into the back of the net to seal the 3-0 victory for Erik ten Hag.
United who are now third on the log are three points behind Manchester City who are second with 53 points while Arsenal are still topping with 54.
