Manchester United Climb To Fifth After Jadon Sancho Fires Winner At Leicester Premier League

It was largely as bold as it was a beautiful display, but Jadon Sancho’s stunning first-half strike was enough to secure United back-to-back away wins for the first time since last September. For Leicester, who remain bottom, it was another disappointing result and was roundly booed. They might even have got a point if James Justin had fired home after meeting Patson Daka’s clever pass in stoppage time. For Ten Haag, who spent much of the game staring at the scene with his hands in his pockets on the edge of his technical area, the chatter after the wins over Liverpool and Southampton was standard, with the Dutchman stressing the importance of their preservation. Ten Haag acknowledged that United remain a work in progress, but they look increasingly comfortable in their own skin. Sancho looks a different player to the one weighed down by expectations and, after a difficult spell, Marcus Rashford seems to have regained the fearlessness that helped him burst onto the scene. Ten Haag named an unchanged team, meaning Casemiro, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire started on the bench again. Most of the time, the program notes are nothing more than empty platitudes, but Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha used his to answer some of the questions that have surrounded the club in a difficult and at times destabilizing summer of which Wout Faes, a £15m arrival from Reims, represented their only off-field signing. Aiyawatt has assured supporters that the club’s financial situation is as secure as ever and referred to the close of the transfer window as an opportunity for Rodgers to rebuild. Much of the last few weeks have been dominated by Wesley Fofana, who accused Rodgers of choosing to “expose me a lot lately”. Rodgers responded before kickoff, dismissing that message. “I know where the statement came from and I know it wasn’t Wesley Fofana,” he said. By the time they conceded on 23 minutes, Leicester hadn’t done much wrong, but they were penalized for a defensive error. The abominable thing about Rodgers was that it came from Danny Ward going up with one out. Leicester failed to make the ball stick and United feasted on Leicester’s sloppiness. Diogo Dalot found Fernandez, who drifted down the right, unnoticed by Luke Thomas, who was out of position. The United captain found Rashford, who simply pushed the ball past the advancing Sancho. The Leicester defenders looked across the line to the assistant referee for an offside that never came and Sancho coolly rounded Ward in the Leicester goal. Jadon Sancho is congratulated by teammates. Photo: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images Moments earlier Leicester had enjoyed arguably the better quality of the first half, but United’s goal shattered Leicester’s belief and exposed the home side’s vulnerability. From there some Leicester players were guilty of trying too hard, panicking in their attempts to equalise. Leicester were reeling. Thomas, one of three changes, seemed to get into his shell and appeared overwhelmed by Dalot, again brilliant from right-back. Harvey Barnes drew fumes after a curling effort from nowhere from 20 yards flashed over David de Gea’s upright. Start your evenings with the Guardian’s view of the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The United fans sang some Olés as they beat Leicester’s press shortly after the goal, but the start to the second half was not so comfortable, with Ten Haag bringing on Casemiro for Anthony Elanga nearing the hour mark. The ever-eager Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall blazed a path towards goal before finally being unfairly sidelined by a blur of red shirts, with Lisandro Martínez booked for a trip. The resulting foul allowed Maddison to take aim from 25 yards and De Gea produced a fine save to prevent the ball from heading into the top corner. Somehow Scott McTominay later avoided a caution after hauling down Maddison as the midfielder spun on the edge of the 18-yard box. Maddison rightly asked referee Craig Pawson questions before sending a free-kick into the wall. Earlier Dewsbury-Hall picked out Barnes but the winger could not direct his header towards goal. Ronaldo replaced Sancho on 68 minutes but United continued to fight back. Fernandes almost picked out Dalot with a cute ball, but Leicester were alert to the danger. Christian Eriksen would surely have doubled United’s lead eight minutes from time had Jonny Evans not stopped Ronaldo’s cross from the left. Ronaldo could have wrapped up the win in style moments later, but his acrobatic curler crashed wide of the post.

title: “Manchester United Climb To Fifth After Jadon Sancho Fires Winner At Leicester Premier League Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-12” author: “Jennifer White”

It was largely as bold as it was a beautiful display, but Jadon Sancho’s stunning first-half strike was enough to secure United back-to-back away wins for the first time since last September. For Leicester, who remain bottom, it was another disappointing result and was roundly booed. They might even have got a point if James Justin had fired home after meeting Patson Daka’s clever pass in stoppage time. For Ten Haag, who spent much of the game staring at the scene with his hands in his pockets on the edge of his technical area, the chatter after the wins over Liverpool and Southampton was standard, with the Dutchman stressing the importance of their preservation. Ten Haag acknowledged that United remain a work in progress, but they look increasingly comfortable in their own skin. Sancho looks a different player to the one weighed down by expectations and, after a difficult spell, Marcus Rashford seems to have regained the fearlessness that helped him burst onto the scene. Ten Haag named an unchanged team, meaning Casemiro, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire started on the bench again. Most of the time, the program notes are nothing more than empty platitudes, but Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha used his to answer some of the questions that have surrounded the club in a difficult and at times destabilizing summer of which Wout Faes, a £15m arrival from Reims, represented their only off-field signing. Aiyawatt has assured supporters that the club’s financial situation is as secure as ever and referred to the close of the transfer window as an opportunity for Rodgers to rebuild. Much of the last few weeks have been dominated by Wesley Fofana, who accused Rodgers of choosing to “expose me a lot lately”. Rodgers responded before kickoff, dismissing that message. “I know where the statement came from and I know it wasn’t Wesley Fofana,” he said. By the time they conceded on 23 minutes, Leicester hadn’t done much wrong, but they were penalized for a defensive error. The abominable thing about Rodgers was that it came from Danny Ward going up with one out. Leicester failed to make the ball stick and United feasted on Leicester’s sloppiness. Diogo Dalot found Fernandez, who drifted down the right, unnoticed by Luke Thomas, who was out of position. The United captain found Rashford, who simply pushed the ball past the advancing Sancho. The Leicester defenders looked across the line to the assistant referee for an offside that never came and Sancho coolly rounded Ward in the Leicester goal. Jadon Sancho is congratulated by teammates. Photo: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images Moments earlier Leicester had enjoyed arguably the better quality of the first half, but United’s goal shattered Leicester’s belief and exposed the home side’s vulnerability. From there some Leicester players were guilty of trying too hard, panicking in their attempts to equalise. Leicester were reeling. Thomas, one of three changes, seemed to get into his shell and appeared overwhelmed by Dalot, again brilliant from right-back. Harvey Barnes drew fumes after a curling effort from nowhere from 20 yards flashed over David de Gea’s upright. Start your evenings with the Guardian’s view of the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The United fans sang some Olés as they beat Leicester’s press shortly after the goal, but the start to the second half was not so comfortable, with Ten Haag bringing on Casemiro for Anthony Elanga nearing the hour mark. The ever-eager Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall blazed a path towards goal before finally being unfairly sidelined by a blur of red shirts, with Lisandro Martínez booked for a trip. The resulting foul allowed Maddison to take aim from 25 yards and De Gea produced a fine save to prevent the ball from heading into the top corner. Somehow Scott McTominay later avoided a caution after hauling down Maddison as the midfielder spun on the edge of the 18-yard box. Maddison rightly asked referee Craig Pawson questions before sending a free-kick into the wall. Earlier Dewsbury-Hall picked out Barnes but the winger could not direct his header towards goal. Ronaldo replaced Sancho on 68 minutes but United continued to fight back. Fernandes almost picked out Dalot with a cute ball, but Leicester were alert to the danger. Christian Eriksen would surely have doubled United’s lead eight minutes from time had Jonny Evans not stopped Ronaldo’s cross from the left. Ronaldo could have wrapped up the win in style moments later, but his acrobatic curler crashed wide of the post.