Leicester City 0-2 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops | EPL 2019-20

Jesse Lingard scored a rare United goal today and Nemanja Matic put on an emphatic display
Jesse Lingard scored a rare United goal today and Nemanja Matic put on an emphatic display

#3 Hit- Nemanja Matic (Manchester United)

Job well done
Job well done

Nemanja Matic's experience couldn't have come in handy at a more ideal time for Manchester United. The Serb looked stoic in midfield and was good in progressing with the ball as well as he was in cutting out attacks and stopping Leicester City.

He was always on call to help cover at the back and ready to lend a helping hand in attack. The game was definitely won in midfield and one of the key reasons was Nemanja Matic as he helped compose the Manchester United ship with his performance.


#2 Flop- Jonny Evans (Leicester City)

Jonny Evans gets red carded for a horror tackle on Scott McTominay
Jonny Evans gets red carded for a horror tackle on Scott McTominay

It could have ended on a really sweet note for Evans had he been able to have an evening where he delivered a knockout blow to his former employers on the last day of the season. However, he had anything but that. Jonny Evans, in fact, had a nightmarish outing.

He was culpable for clattering into Anthony Martial to concede the penalty in the 70th minute, which Bruno Fernandes duly converted to give United the lead. Jonny Evans then got himself red-carded in the 94th minute of the game to cap off a terrible outing.


#1 Hit- Victor Lindelof (Manchester United)

Victor Lindelof was at his best today
Victor Lindelof was at his best today

Victor Lindelof hardly put a foot wrong in perhaps Manchester United's biggest game of the season. Constantly harried by the Leicester City duo of Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho, the Swede held his ground and never gave either player enough space to work their magic.

Lindelof was good in the air, rising above the comparatively shorter strikers and kept up with Vardy's electric pace on a couple of occasions as well. Solskjaer will want more of the same from the Swede.

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