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Man Utd hit Foxes for four
- Updated: September 24, 2016
A rampant first-half display gave Manchester United a 4-1 win over champions Leicester at Old Trafford on Saturday.
United captain Wayne Rooney was dropped for the lunchtime kick-off, but it didn’t seem to impact United as they raced into a 4-0 lead before half-time.
Chris Smalling’s header from a corner put them ahead halfway through the first period, before Rooney’s replacement Juan Mata finished off a superb team-move for 2-0.
Marcus Rashford’s simple finish from another corner made it 3-0, and Paul Pogba scored his first goal for United with a fine header to make it four as the hosts dominated proceedings.
Substitute Demarai Gray scored a stunning consolation for the champions from 25 yards on the hour mark, but it wasn’t enough to start a comeback as Leicester suffered their third defeat in six games this season.
Rooney was dropped for Mata in one of four changes by Jose Mourinho, but both sides got off to a conservative start in the lunchtime kick-off.
With the first clear chance of the game after 22 minutes, United were ahead. Daley Blind’s deep corner found the head of Smalling eight yards out, and he made no mistake …
