The humiliating loss for Man United against Leicester !! The in and out with full commentary.
Hello everyone,
I bring to you the full commentary of what transpired in the humiliating 4-2 loss for Man United against Leicester away from home specifically at the Kings Power stadium.
Before the international break, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team had only won one of their previous four games in all competitions, putting him under pressure (D1 L2). They've only lost once in the Premier League so far, a 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa, and they're hoping to extend their unbeaten away record in the competition.
Leicester have had a difficult start to the season, having won only one of their last seven games in all competitions (D3 L3), which came in the EFL Cup, and haven't won in the league since beating Norwich City 2-1 at the end of August.
For United, Fernandes starts the game!
United tries to play out from the back, but Leicester gives them little time on the ball, so Lindelof opts for the long ball. He sends a beautiful pass over the top to Fernandes, who glances a header on, but no one is closing in behind him.
Matic intercepts Castagne's loose pass before Pogba sweeps it out to the left. Sancho cuts inside before attempting a throughball to Ronaldo at the near post. However, there is far too much on it, and Schmeichel hoards it.
And it's a fantastic objective! Fernandes has nowhere else to go, so he passes it to Greenwood on the right. Castagne can't keep up with him because he cuts inside. He whips a great shot past Schmeichel and into the far top corner from outside the box. United leads 1-0.
For a long time, Fernandes held the ball up, but he couldn't get it past Maddison. Greenwood finished the move after he returned the one-two to him.
The Leicester players raise their hands in the air to indicate offside, but no flag is raised, so Sancho continues. He makes a left-handed cut inside before passing it to Ronaldo. Schmeichel smothers his first-time shot.
Maguire isn't alert when De Gea passes it to him as United try to play it out from the back. Iheanacho nicks it from him before pulling it back for Tielemans, who chips it in at the far post with a lovely effort. De Gea is caught off guard, and the ball flies past him and into the top corner. 1-1!
Iheanacho did a good job, as he didn't give Maguire much time on the ball and his perseverance paid off.
At halftime, Leicester and United are locked at 1-1. In the 19th minute, Greenwood scored a brilliant goal from outside the box, putting his laces through it to pick out the top corner for the visitors. After Maguire was trapped offside, Tielemans flaked the ball over De Gea and into the top corner to put Leicester back in the game. For the hosts, Pereira and Iheanacho also came close.
For the second half, Leicester takes the field!
Greenwood's cross loops up due to a deflection, and Evans clears it just ahead of Ronaldo. Matic makes a late run to the edge of the box and hits a great first-time shot down the middle that sends Schmeichel scrambling, but it just misses the target.
Daka takes the corner at the far post and fires another low shot at goal, which De Gea saves with his legs. It bounces around in the box before falling to Soyuncu, who pokes the ball into the empty net. The goal is upheld despite a quick check for offside. Leicester is up 2-1!
Vardy makes a strong run down the right flank before passing to Tielemans on the edge of the box. Pereira comes in at the far post and volleys his effort just wide, despite the fact that his cross appears to be no good because it goes over Daka's head.
Rashford curves his run to stay onside after receiving a wonderful ball from Lindelof over the top. He's in the middle of the field, and two Leicester defenders are trying to close him down, but they can't get close enough. He lifts the ball over Schmeichel and into the net. 2-2!
Leicester has taken the lead for the second time in as many games! After Wan-Bissaka takes out Castagne, the referee awards the advantage, and Perez drives into the box from the left. Vardy receives the ball and hits the shot on the volley, sending it past De Gea and into the top corner. 3-2 Leicester!
At the back, United are all over the place as another corner is swung into the box. Perez's low shot is smothered by De Gea at the near post after Daka misses it. It pinballs around the box once more, but Pereira deflects it for a goal kick.
Today, United has been all over the place defending set-pieces, and they've been caught out yet again. Tielemans curls the free-kick into the near post, where no one can make contact. It sails through to Daka on the other side, who taps it over the line after sorting his feet out. Leicester 4-2!
With a 4-2 victory, Leicester put an end to United's Premier League-record 29-match unbeaten away run. Greenwood scored the game's first goal in the first half, before Tielemans equalized with a chip over De Gea in the second half. Greenwood hit the post in the second half, and De Gea tipped Daka's shot onto the crossbar.
From the resulting corner, Soyuncu put the hosts ahead, but Rashford quickly equalized. Vardy volleyed Leicester back into the lead just one minute later, and Daka rounded off the scoring in stoppage time with a close-range tap-in.
It was very bad for United to break their away record with such a humiliating scores although the performance on that day was quiet ok. I hope Ole will put things together for them to come back.
Ole should be sacked.
I absolutely agree with you.