Manchester United go fourth as Rashford penalty beats Leicester
Manchester United earned its first win in over a month in beating Leicester 1-0 thanks to an early Marcus Rashford penalty on Saturday. United lost one and drew two of its last three English Premier League games, but seized the lead early against Leicester when Rashford was brought down by Çağlar Söyüncü.
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- Published Date: 07:20 | 14 September 2019
- Modified Date: 07:20 | 14 September 2019
Manchester United moved up to fourth place in the Premier League after a Marcus Rashford penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
United, who were without injured French pair Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial, were far from convincing but manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer will be delighted they secured their second win of the campaign to move on to eight points.
After Andreas Pereira had forced Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel into action with a powerful free kick, United got ahead in the eighth minute.
Rashford, chasing down a loose ball in the area, went down under a challenge from Leicester's Turkish defender Çağlar Söyüncü and referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot.
United had missed their two previous penalties this season, including Rashford's failure from the spot against Crystal Palace last month, but the England forward made no mistake this time.
Rashford went closest to adding to the score with a curling free kick which hit the bar seven minutes from the end.