Leicester vs Manchester United as it happened: Jose Mourinho's side pile misery of troubled champions
Re-live updates from the Premier League fixture at the King Power Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United travel to Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, where they will be presented with a chance to capitalise on defeats for their immediate rivals.
Jose Mourinho's side have regularly failed to take advantage of slip-ups by those around them throughout the season, as they did during the midweek round of fixtures in the draw with Hull City.
Leicester, however, are emerging as the top-flight's new whipping boys. A run of eight defeats in 14 games has dragged Claudio Ranieri's defending champions into the relegation mire, and a quick turnaround is much-needed.
What time is kick-off?
The match will kick off at 4.00pm on Sunday 5 February.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, with highlights on BBC One at 10.30pm.
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Odds
Provided by 888.com
Leicester: 19/4
Manchester United: 17/25
Draw: 29/10
Saturday's Premier League results
Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1
Crystal Palace 0 Sunderland 4
Everton 6 Bournemouth 3
Hull City 2 Liverpool 0
Southampton 1 West Ham United 3
Watford 2 Burnley 1
West Bromwich Albion 1 Stoke City 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Middlesbrough 0
31 MINS
Musa sends a deep ball into Vardy, but it's over hit and finds the hands of De Gea. United are in full control at the moment, but Leicester are showing glimpses of excellence.
34 MINS
Valencia looks to open Leicester up with a cross, but it fails to find a red head. It's collected and cleared with ease by Simpson. Rashford and Ibrahimovic are not doing enough up there for United.
35 MINS
Pogba finds Rashford, who hits the strike on the half-volley. Schmeichel dives to his left and parries it away for a corner. Great chance!
38 MINS
Valencia sends a ball into the path of Ibrahimovic, but the striker is unable to get a clear connection and looses possesion. United have had the majority of the chances this half, but continue to lack the final product.
40 MINS
Yellow card: Fuchs goes into the book for a diving challenge on Mata.
42 MINS
GOAL
LEICESTER CITY 0 - 1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Mkhitaryan has given United the advantage before half time with a terrific goal on the counter attack. Smalling heads the ball up to the 28-year-old, who bursts through the Leicester defence and smashes it past Schmeichel.
Game on!
44 MINS
GOAL
LEICESTER CITY 0 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED
Ibrahimovic has doubled United's tally in quick succession. Valencia does well to pull the ball back to the goalscorer, who pulls the trigger and slots it past Schmeichel. That's his 20th goal this season.
Can Leicester find a way back? We'll see.
HALF TIME
Two late goals have given United the advantage heading into the interval. Mkhitaryan opened the scoring, quickly followed by Ibrahimovic to bring the first half to a cruel end for Leicester. The visitors were the better side for the majority, but The Foxes proved their worth and showed some attacking prowess going forwards - only to be crushed by two late goals.
These goals add to the gathering gloom of Leicester's season, but Ranieri will be hoping that his side can show true Champions mindset and ignite a comeback. It's a huge ask, but they need to take this second half to United.
Can they do it? We'll see.
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