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Leicester City 4-2 Manchester United: 5 Talking points as the hosts score three late goals for the win in an electrifying encounter | Premier League 2021-22

#3 Leicester City's patience pay off in the second half

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Leicester City were consistent throughout the game and now and then found themselves in good scoring positions. They had 11 shots on target in the game and once Soyuncu scored the second goal of the night, they got into their groove.

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In the last 15 minutes of the game, they scored three times to turn the outcome of the game on its head. The chances were always there for the hosts but it wasn't until Manchester United defenders were worn down that they sprung to action and scored in quick succession.

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Manchester United also had some very good chances throughout the game but the difference was Leicester were quick to react to pounce on the mistakes of opposing defenders while United wasted a lot of chances.

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#2 Leicester City record back-to-back win over Manchester United for the first time in their history

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Leicester City resumed their Premier League campaign with a great win and it was a historic night for the hosts for multiple reasons. Firstly, this win marked the first occasion in which The Foxes had recorded consecutive wins over Manchester United.

Secondly, Patson Daka became the first Zambian player to score in the Premier League and he did so coming off the bench. Leicester were struggling to get positive results and this was their first win in five Premier League games.

Man United lose to Leicester City 😳

Their next five fixtures:

Atalanta (H)
Liverpool (H)
Tottenham (A)
Atalanta (A)
Man City (H)
9:26 AM · Oct 16, 2021
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Manchester United dropped points for the third league game running and dropped out of the top four. They should focus on regrouping and the squad might help with a change in the starting XI and the formation.


#1 Manchester United's 29-game unbeaten streak in away games comes to an end

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Manchester United started off the season on a positive note and had five wins in their first six Premier League outings, including away wins at Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United. Their streak was broken by a 1-0 home loss to Aston Villa and since that game, they have had just one win to their name, with that victory coming in the Champions League.

1 - This was Manchester United’s first away league defeat in 30 games (since a 2-0 loss at Liverpool in January 2020), and the first time the Red Devils have conceded four goals in an away league game since April 2019 (0-4 vs Everton). Burst.
9:41 AM · Oct 16, 2021
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With this loss, United's immaculate record of having gone 29 games undefeated in their travels also came to an end. The team looked solid in the first half but did not look confident in the second half and succumbed under the pressure of the home fans and let the game slip out of their hands.

They have a tough set of fixtures coming up and will be hoping they can turn things around quickly.

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