Man Utd vs Leicester LIVE: Carabao Cup result and reaction as hosts net five against Foxes
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester: Ruud van Nistelrooy kicks off his tenure with a blistering win at Old Trafford
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Manchester United began life after Erik ten Hag in superb fashion with a four-goal flurry at Old Trafford in the first half of their Carabao Cup tie against Leicester City.
The hosts started shakily especially with the Foxes happy to press up the pitch. They controlled possession but were unable to play out from the back and made a few positional errors with Lisandro Martinez filling in at left-back.
Things settled down when Casemiro scored the first of six goals thanks to a rocket strike from range which left Danny Ward perplexed. Alejandro Garnacho quickly added a second with a finish to rival interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy before Bilal El Khannouss pulled one back for the visitors.
The goal fest didn’t stop there as Bruno Fernandes’ free kick took a big deflection to give United a third goal before Casemiro netted a second from a corner. With set pieces yielding goals, Conor Coady kept Leicester in the contest just before the break, turning in a loose ball after a free kick lifted it into the United area.
There was a final goal for Fernandes after the break as United hit five on Van Nistelrooy’s debut and advanced to the quarter-finals of the league cup.
Relive the updates from Man United vs Leicester in the live blog below:
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
90 mins: Just the two minutes of added time to play at Old Trafford. Manchester United are heading into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
86 mins: Leicester are still giving it a go. Their persistence has been admirable and Steve Cooper’s changes mean most of their first choice 11 are now on the pitch.
It’s a huge ask to get back from here.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
83 mins: Close!
Casemiro flicks a fine effort into the box and matches the run of Bruno Fernandes. The United captain meets the ball on the volley but sneds the effort high and wide.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
80 mins: 10 minutes to go at Old Trafford, probably too little time for a Leicester comeback. Man Utd look fairly comfortable but these players have slipped up late in matches already this season.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
77 mins: This has been an incredibly entertaining match. Both teams have been determined to shoot and score despite defensive weaknesses on both sides.
The result is lots of goals.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
74 mins: Jonny Evans is coming on to replace Matthijs de Light for Man Utd. Evans will play the last 20 minutes or so against his old club Leicester.
Alejandro Garnacho is also off with Rasmus Hojlund being brought into the forward line.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
71 mins: Zirkzee wins the ball back for United and pokes it to Amad. He slots a pass inside to Fernandes who feeds it into the left side fo the box for him.
The youngster sprints onto the ball then drills a shot into the side of the net.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
68 mins: Save!
Boubakary Soumare lets fly with a shot from outside the box and strikes it well. The ball is swerving away from Altay Bayindir but he manages to get a hand to the ball and tips it onto the crossbar!
Leicester remain dangerous.
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
65 mins: Wow!
Amad Diallo’s first touch is a bicycle kick from the middle of the box which almost finishes into the bottom corner. Instead the ball bounces wide of the target and United are denied a sixth goal.
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