Premier League | Manchester United clearly dominates Leicester (3-0), doubled by Marcus Rashford

Manchester United continues to move forward. Erik ten Hag’s men won at Old Trafford against Leicester, and with style (3-0). The Red Devils have won 14 of their last 15 home matches, further cementing their underdog status in the title race in England. Manchester United is third in the Premier League, 3 behind Manchester City and 5 behind Arsenal.

After a timid start to the match, with a sharp Leicester team and carried by an excellent James Maddison, Manchester United rested on their prolific duo: Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. In the 24th minute, while the Red Devils were jostled, the Englishman, launched in depth by the Portuguese, did not miss (1-0). Enough to wake up Old Trafford and turn off the Foxes.

24 goals in all competitions for Rashford

Brendan Rodgers’ men then struggled to regain the level and commitment of the start of the game and continued to decline. Ten Hag then asked his players to play even higher to force Leicester to make mistakes. Wout Weghorst, Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho then had the chances to make the break but just missed out on the finish.

Back from the locker room, Manchester United and his handyman, Marcus Rashford, were more insistent. The Englishman, who again bet on his speed, was found in depth by Fred. Second duel with Danny Ward, second goal (2-0, 56th). The striker netted his 14th league goal of the season, his 24th in all competitions. A few minutes later, Jadon Sancho, who had just entered the game, was alerted by Bruno Fernandes in the box.

De Gea equals Schmeichel

The former Dortmund, who already scored the goal for the draw eleven days earlier in Leeds (2-2, February 8), deceived Ward for the third time in the afternoon (3-0, 62nd) . Amorphous, the Foxes then closed the game, United then multiplying the centers to score the Dutch giant Wout Weghorst, in vain (72nd, 84th, 88th). Maddison, Tetê and Harvey Barnes did try to wake up Leicester, but the damage was done. And David De Gea was able to equal Peter Schmeichel’s record by registering his 180th Premier League clea-sheet.

Manchester United strolled to Old Trafford in front of their home crowd and further validated their excellent dynamics before entering a pivotal week in their season. Next meeting Thursday against FC Barcelona in the Europa League, still at home, then the League Cup final against Newcastle on Sunday.