Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings: Leonard Ulloa? Radamel Falcao? Jamie Vardy? Angel Di Maria? Who was the star man?

Who was the man of the match in the eight-goal thriller

Sunday 21 September 2014 17:36 BST

David De Gea looks on his despair as he is beaten

Manchester United twice surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-3 to Leicester in a wild Premier League game on Sunday, with the promoted side scoring four times in 20 minutes to cap a thrilling comeback.

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Angel Di Maria's exquisite chip put United 2-0 ahead in the 16th minute but it proved in vain as Leicester came from 3-1 down with 28 minutes left.

Penalties by David Nugent and Leonardo Ulloa - the second after Tyler Blackett's sending-off - came either side of goals by Esteban Cambiasso and Jamie Vardy as United's defense imploded at King Power Stadium.

But who was the man of the match. Click through our ratings gallery below...

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Leicester: Kasper Schmeichel

Couldn’t be faulted for the goals, and didn’t have too many saves to make. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Ritchie De Laet

Never stopped working up and down the right flank and set up Jamie Vardy’s goal with a superb through ball after dispossessing Juan Mata. 7

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Liam Moore

Grew into the game after an uncertain start and was a threat at set-pieces. 6

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Wes Morgan 6

A commanding performance from the centre back that helped to keep Robin van Persie quiet for the most part.

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Paul Konchesky

Typically industrious display, with plenty of bursts forward and crunching tackles.

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Esteban Cambiasso

Thundered in the equaliser to make it 3-3, and kept things ticking over in midfield with his accurate passing.

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Danny Drinkwater

Former Manchester United player showed some fantastic vision. 7

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Dean Hammond

Steady in the middle for the Foxes. 6

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

David Nugent

Great link-up play with Vardy and Ulloa, and made no mistake from the spot. 8

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Jamie Vardy

Constant source of anguish for the United defence. 9

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Leonardo Ulloa

£8m striker is already up to five goals this season after his impressive double. 8

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Manchester United: David De Gea

Couldn’t have done much for any of the goals, and offered no protection by his threadbare defence. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Marcos Rojo

Struggled against Vardy all afternoon and couldn’t get forward as much as he would have liked. Good pass into Falcao in the build-up to United’s first goal. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Tyler Blackett

Gave the ball away in dangerous areas, and sent off when he conceded a penalty for bringing down Vardy. A nightmare afternoon for the youngster.

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Jonny Evans

Looked reasonably assured before going off injured after half an hour. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Rafael

Lost his head when he unnecessarily fouled Jamie Vardy for the penalty that got Leicester back in the game. Often caught out of position. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Ander Herrera

Took his goal beautifully, but on the back foot for much of the afternoon. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Wayne Rooney

Beautifully weighted pass for Di Maria’s goal, but peripheral for much of the game. Booked for dissent after the Blackett sending off. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Angel Di Maria

Scored stunning goal, and always a threat with his pace and direct running. Taken off for the final quarter of an hour. 6

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Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Daley Blind

Very comfortable in possession but ultimately couldn’t match the Leicester midfield's intensity. 5

Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Robin van Persie

Scored deflected goal early on, but did little else thereafter. 5

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Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings

Radamel Falcao

Did superbly to create Robin van Persie’s goal, and so unlucky not to score with volley that hit the bar. Taken off for the final 20 minutes. 6

Robin van Persie and Di Maria scored to give United a great start before Ulloa reduced the deficit in the 18th with a third goal in a five-minute span. Ander Herrera regained United's two-goal lead before their collapse.

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