Foxes End 23-Year Wait For Win At Old Trafford, Caglar Soyuncu’s second-half header gave Leicester City a 2-1 win at Manchester United that confirmed Manchester City as champions.
Leicester’s manager Brendan Rodgers made two changes from the defeat by Newcastle United. Luke Thomas and Ayoze Pérez came in for Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison, while there was a spot on the bench for youngster Tawanda Maswanhise.
Leicester took a 10th-minute lead when Luke Thomas met a Youri Tielemans cross to volley in a stunning first Premier League goal. While United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 10 changes to his starting line-up from 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday, goal scorer Mason Greenwood is the only player to retain his place in the starting XI.
Man Utd levelled only five minutes later as PL debutant Amad Diallo set up Mason Greenwood to net his sixth goal in as many matches.
But although Man Utd brought on Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani in the second half, Leicester retook the lead on 66 minutes with Soyuncu powerfully heading in Marc Albrighton’s cross.
Substitute Bruno Fernandes had the best chance to keep the title race alive but he shot wide late on as United slipped 10 points behind their local rivals with only three matches to play.
Leicester move above Chelsea into third and are now eight points above fifth-placed West Ham United, who have a match in hand. Leicester City claim their first victory at Old Trafford since 1998.
Match Stats:
| Manchester United | Leicester City | |
|---|---|---|
| 52.6 | Possession % | 47.4 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots | 12 |
| 715 | Touches | 648 |
| 550 | Passes | 491 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Fouls conceded | 12 |
What Next ?
- Manchester United will host archrivals Liverpool within less than 48 hours at Old Trafford on 13th May.
- Leicester’s next premier league game will away to fourth placed Chelsea on 18th May.
