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Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United back to winning ways in the Premier League , scoring the only goal in their 1-0 win against Leicester City .
Paul Pogba and Rashford’s combination play has been key to the success under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and it was the improved duo that gave United an early lead.
Pogba’s precise through pass was controlled by the Rashford and the forward finished with precision and power to put United ahead in the 11th minute.
Leicester got themselves into some promising attacking areas and Rachid Ghezzal had their best chance for the home side when he forced a good save from David De Gea with a free kick on the edge of the box.
Jamie Vardy had a quiet afternoon, often having to make do with limited service and scuffing chances that fell his way, while Alexis Sanchez was unable to impress on his first league start under the interim manager.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Kasper Schmeichel - 7 out of 10 Made some good saves in the last ten minutes to keep Leicester in the contest but couldn’t stop Rashford’s goal.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Ben Chilwell - 6 Made some good runs down the left wing and provided Leicester with dangerous balls into the middle of the box.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Jonny Evans - 6 Missed a header before half time to give Leicester an equaliser but did well defending.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Harry Maguire - 6 Took his time to settle into his defensive role as he lost Rashford early on but outpaced Lingard to make a good clearance and was a threat from set pieces.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Ricardo Pereira - 6 Gave the ball away to Pogba for United’s goal but responded to his mistake by combining with Gray and using his pace down the right wing.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Nampalys Mendy - 6 Lost concentration towards the end of the first half and made a few mistakes but took risks with his challenges in the second to keep United’s mid-field quiet.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Wilfried Ndidi - 7 Set Leicester away on the counter attack and played his part in defence as well.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings James Maddison - 7 Had Leicester’s best chance of the first half but was denied by a diving Luke Shaw, then had another shot saved by De Gea but he put himself in the contest.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Harvey Barnes - 6 Combined well with Vardy to create space around United’s area and wasn’t afraid to shoot though lacked accuracy.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Demarai Gray - 6 Eric Baily denied one of his shots with his face, but he found his feet in the game when he moved from the right to the left wing.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Jamie Vardy - 6 Linked up well with Barnes and Maddison but lacked ruthlessness in front of goal.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings David de Gea - 7 Made two key saves in the second half to deny Vardy and Ghezzal and was the reason United eventually won the game.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Ashley Young - 6 Held his own at right back as Leicester repeatedly attacking the left wing and the was a threat on the overlap.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Victor Lindelof - 6 Kept close to Bailly to make it hard for Vardy to get in between the centre backs and defended the crosses well.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Eric Bailly - 6 Played well in partnership with Lindelof and put his body on the line the stop the ball.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Luke Shaw - 7 Played well all around the pitch, he put a very accurate cross into Rashford that should have led to a goal and he made a good deflected to stop Maddison scoring.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Nemanja Matic - 6 Made some vital interceptions when reading the play of the ball correctly and provided cover when Leicester counter attacked. Pereira had him beat for pace though.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Paul Pogba - 8 Found Rashford with a pristine ball over the top to lead to United’s first goal and looked like the best player on the pitch.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Ander Herrera - 7 Played his part in United’s mid-field moving the ball out to the wide men accurately and played some good plays into the strikers.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Jesse Lingard - 6 Made his customary runs in and around the box, using his pace to good effect but never got a clear chance on goal.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Alexis Sanchez - 6 Had a quiet game but got stuck in to some scrappy contests in the middle of the park.
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Leicester vs Manchester United player ratings Marcus Rashford - 8 Missed a header early on that could have shot his confidence but clinically brought down and finished Pogba’s pass to give United the lead.
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