Leicester City lose their fifth game in the Premier League this season as a dominant Man United performance gave the home side all three points.
The away side were without Jamie Vardy for this match, as a back problem kept him away from the squad. Ricardo Pereira also missed out due to a suspected hamstring injury.
The Foxes would start the game off well with some dangerous attacks which would ask some questions of the United defence. United would also ask those same questions of Leicester's defence.
However, a 17th minute rocket from Bruno Fernandes would put the Red Devils in front at Old Trafford. A quick one two between Fernandes and Amad Diallo would make the Leicester defence unsettled.
United would take control of the game after that, and 21 minutes later they would reap their rewards. A dangerous cross from Noussair Mazraoui would find the head of Fernandes, and a big deflection off of Victor Kristiansen would make it two goals to the home side.
Man United would take a more defensive approach at the start of the second half, whilst Leicester would be unchanged in their more defensive approach.
United would keep coming forward but were mostly held away from big chances by a newly determined Foxes defense.
In the 82nd minute Man United would get their third goal as substitute Alejandro Garnacho would strike the ball from 20 yards and snuff out any hopes of a late Leicester comeback.
Leicester are still looking for their third win of the season, only finding themselves on 10 points and sat in 15th. They will host Chelsea in their next game after the international break.
Man United move up by one position into 13th in the league table, tied on points with Bournemouth. Their next match is an away trip to Suffolk in order to take on relegation battlers Ipswich Town
Leicester Player Ratings:
Mads Hermansen - 3
Only making one save and also being a poor distributer of the ball, the Dane badly struggled in this game.
Hermansen needs to pick up form and quickly before the next fixture, otherwise the Foxes may be in for a long 90 minutes.
James Justin - 1
Leicester's right back problem is in dire need of repair, and Justin is not a fix to it in any means.
He was at fault for all three goals and was poor in both offense and defence.
Wout Faes - 3
Even with some big tackles that prevented some big opportunities for the home side, Faes was unable to provide much more.
The big Belgian could not get his head onto any set pieces which left the away side scrambling for answers.
Another big centre back that was unable to make much of an impact at either end of the field today.
Much like his counterpart, he made some good tackles but could not accomplish much more.
An unlucky own goal knocked his confidence but overall looked a threat when he went forward with the ball.
However, his attacking work didn't make up for his defensive work, which was unremarkable.
Soumare's first league start could not come at a more difficult game, and it showed with how unremarkable he was.
His contributions were few and far between, although the ones he did make usually saw Leicester move into an attacking position.
Harry Winks - 6
Winks got himself involved with a lot of defensive action and was a part of some good Leicester moves, his shot from outside of the box forcing Andre Onana into action.
Winks had a decent game, although could rescue the mistakes of other players leading the United's goals.
Abdul Fatawu - 6
The 20-year-old has quickly made a name for himself at the Foxes and this game showed way.
Constant battles with Diogo Dalot which the Ghanian would win and some dangerous attacks coming from his feet. The winger is only limited by the actions of the team around him
Wilfrid Ndidi - 5
Playing in a more advanced role Ndidi made some promising passes throughout the game, although not reaching the heights of previous matches he has played there.
The only real threat from set pieces, The Nigerian was unable to convert them into big chances, which could have lead to a different result.
The Argentinian had a game full of promising runs and passes but nothing that could be made into a real chance.
A yellow card picked up in the 63rd minute also means he will miss the next match against Chelsea.
Jordan Ayew - 6
The replacement for Jamie Vardy and Ayew did very well to get involved in the game and be a source of distribution when the away side wanted to counter attack.
The closest chance of the game for Leicester came from Ayew's shot that had to be parried into the side netting.
Substitutions:
Coming on to replace Ndidi, the Moroccan had yet another unremarkable feature, with questions being asked about the €20 million transfer fee.
Kasey Mcateer - 5
Coming on for Justin in the 83rd minute, Mcateer was unable to make any significant contributions to the rest of the match.
Odsonne Edouard - 5
Much like Mcateer, the Frenchman was bought on in the 88th minute for Jordan Ayew and did not have time to make any contribution.
