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Louis van Gaal spent almost £160m on new faces for Manchester United this summer, but he should really have bought a couple of centre-backs, with United twice surrendering two-goal leads in their astonishing 5-3 defeat by Leicester City today.
In one of the craziest second-half spells in Premier League history, United went 3-1 ahead against newly-promoted Leicester City at the King Power Stadium after 57 minutes, before David Nugent pulled one back from the penalty spot five minutes later.
New signing Esteban Cambiasso then equalised with a powerful effort two minutes after, Jamie Vardy made it 4-3 with 11 minutes remaining and then in the 83rd minute Leonardo Ulloa scored his second goal of the game from the penalty spot.
Show all 22 1 /22Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings Leicester City 5 Manchester United 3 player ratings 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
WHEN THE GOALS WENT IN
13 min: Van Persie (Leic 0-1 Man U)
16: Di Maria (Leic 0-2 Man U)
17: Ulloa (Lei 1-2 Man U)
57: Herrera (Leic 1-3 Man U)
62: Nugent pen (Leic 2-3 Man U)
64: Cambiasso (Leic 3-3 Man U)
79: Vardy (Leic 4-3 Man U)
83: Ulloa pen (Leic 5-3 Man U)
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