Manchester United 2-0 Leicester City RESULT: Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini come off the bench to score after Romelu Lukaku saw his penalty saved by Kasper Schmeichel

  • Romelu Lukaku missed a second-half penalty after a Danny Simpson handball 
  • Marcus Rashford gave United the lead with 20 minutes of the match remaining
  • Marouane Fellaini prodded in from an offside position to double the lead 

Manchester United continued their fine start to the season with a 2-0 victory over Leicester.

Second-half goals from substitutes Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini settled the tie, taking United back to the top of the Premier League table.

Relive all the action with Sportsmail's blow-by-blow updates. 


  • Alex Martin

    Host commentator

  • Sam Morshead

    Host commentator

19:29

Our man JOE BERNSTEIN was at Old Trafford today and his report from another comfortable United victory will be heading to the site very soon indeed.

You'll be able to read it here.

Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates with Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku
19:21
FT: Manchester United 2 Leicester 0

Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini come off the bench to settle this one.

19:20
Leicester almost nick a consolation

90 mins: De Gea has to make a late, late save from point blank range - from King - to protect his clean sheet.

19:17
Added time

We'll play four minutes of injury time.

19:15
YELLOW CARD!

88 mins: Rashford does James for pace and the Leicester man takes him down, earning himself a yellow card.

19:14
Foot off the pedal

87 mins: United are coasting towards the final whistle now, safe in the knowledge that three points are in the bag.

19:08
GOAL! Manchester United 2 (Fellaini) Leicester 0

A substitute got the first, a substitute gas got the second. Lingard shoots across goal and Fellaini - in an offside position - stabs home from very close range. 

19:05
SNAPPED: Rashford celebrates
Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates scoring his side's first goal
19:03
Leicester substitution

76 mins: Slimani comes on for Vardy.

19:02
United substitution

76 mins: Lingard replaces Martial.

19:01
Lukaku fires over

74 mins: Lukaku, desperate to make amends after his penalty miss, switches onto his left foot as the Leicester defence backtracks but the Belgian skies his shot.

19:00
United substitution

74 mins: Fellaini replaces Mkhitaryan.

18:59
Lukaku has a pop

72 mins: Pogba finds Lukaku in space on the left and he takes aim at goal, but his deflected shot jumps up into Schmeichel's arms.

18:56
GOAL! Manchester United 1 (Rashford) Leicester 0

Finally United have the breakthrough. A flighted ball in from thew right by Mkhitaryan picks out Rashford, who is totally unmarked, and the England international volleys home.

18:54
United substitution

67 mins: Rashford replaces Mata.

18:53
Mahrez the wizard

67 mins: Mahrez is starting to come into his own, teasing Blind down the Leicester right. Again he creates space for a shot out of nothing but his effort fizzes across goal and out for a goal-kick.

18:51
Leicester chance

64 mins: Leicester have a huge chance on the counter-attack but Gray fails to play the early ball to an unmarked Mahrez. What a waste.

18:47
SNAPPED: The penalty miss
Romelu Lukaku takes his penalty
Kasper Schmeichel saves
18:46
Leicester substitutions

60 mins: Okazaki and Albrighton are replaced by Gray and King.

18:44
De Gea in action

57 mins: Out of nowhere, Leicester have a sight of goal after Mahrez makes space for himself inside the box but, from a narrow angle, he can't get the ball past De Gea.

18:41
YELLOW CARD!

54 mins: Mkhitaryan dives in on Mahrez in midfield, doesn't get the ball... does get a yellow card.

18:39
PENALTY SAVED!

53 mins: Schmeichel makes a terrific save from a powerful Lukaku penalty, diving low to his right.

18:38
PENALTY MANCHESTER UNITED!

51 mins: Handball from Simpson and Oliver points to the spot. Lukaku to take.

18:37
Same old, same old

50 mins: United pick up where they left off... lodged in the Leicester half. But Shakespeare has set his team up to deal with wave after wave of attack and the game is still being played in front of the Foxes' backline.

18:32
Peeeeeeeeeeeep

Right then, ladies and gents, we're just about ready to go again at Old Trafford. Can United break down the blue wall?

Let's find out.

18:16
HT: Manchester United 0-0 Leicester

For some reason, this is still goalless. You'd need Stephen Hawking to explain why.

18:14
One-way traffic

44 mins: Leicester - head coach General Custer - are sitting deeper and deeper and deeper. But they're remaining resolute. Getting to half-time level would be some achievement in the circumstances.

18:11
Lukaku's turn

41 mins: Blind chips in a cross from the left and Lukaku rises highest, only to head wide. How United aren't in front I do not know.

18:07
Pogba's out of luck

37 mins: Pogba's latest attempt from more than 20 yards out - a free-kick - strikes the wall and loops into Schmeichel's arms. Maybe time to give someone else a go, Paul?

18:05
Pogba wide again

36 mins: And again. Pogba's fourth go at goal from range and the ball skids a couple of yards past Schmeichel's right-hand post.

18:05
Another United chance

35 mins: Matic finds Mata, who finds Pogba. It's a tight angle for the Frenchman and Schmeichel punches his shot away.

18:01
Martial's turn

30 mins: Mkhitaryan feeds Martial on the edge of the box but the Frenchman's shot is straight at Schmeichel. Neat interplay but Leicester are still keeping United at arm's length.

There, that'll curse it.

17:59
Shoot on sight

29 mins: Pogba continues to have a pop from 20 yards out and beyond but his radar is playing silly buggers. Nothing to worry about for Schmeichel. Goal-kick.

17:55
Pogboom

24 mins: Pogba tries the spectacular from range and my it nearly comes off. Schmeichel is reaching for air to his left and he'll be relieved the ball flew past his post and into the stands.

17:54
Leicester have a go

23 mins: A first save for De Gea, who gets down fairly easily to smother Okazaki's crisp hit from the edge of the box.

17:53
MATCH ACTION
Wilfred Ndidi vies with Manchester United's Paul Pogba
Jose Mourinho
Ndidi and Jamie Vardy battle for possession with Eric Bailly
17:51
Another United chance

20 mins: Schmeichel comes to Leicester's rescue, leaping high to his left to palm the ball away for a corner from Mata's shot. It's coming, United fans. It's coming.

17:50
They're getting closer

20 mins: So close for United, as Pogba slides in at the back post to volley narrowly wide after a left-wing cross.

17:49
DISALLOWED GOAL!

17 mins: Mata has the ball in the back of the net on the follow-up after Lukaku's initial shot is saved but it's been ruled out for offside.

Replays suggest the Spaniard might have been on. He's not happy.

17:48
Congestion in midfield

15 mins: Leicester have packed midfield, crowding United out midway inside their own half. When they disrupt the hosts enough, they get the chance to break but Vardy spurns the chance by running into Bailly.

17:43
Tough going for United

12 mins: United pass the ball around quite nicely around 20 yards from goal without really finding an obvious gap in the Leicester defence and, in the end, Mkhitaryan's shot deflects off Maguire and loops up into the arms of Schmeichel.

17:40
Not much going on

10 mins: Riyad Mahrez draws a foul from Eric Bailly 40 yards from goal and the Algerian loops the ball into the box but the Leicester attackers are offside.

17:37
Long throw experts?

Seven mins: Leicester seem to have settled on the long throw as their best chance of causing chaos in the United box, with Harry Maguire trotting up to make a nuisance of himself on a couple of occasions in the opening six or seven minutes.

Nothing has come of it so far, though.

17:34
First shot at goal

Four mins: An early shot at goal for Leicester, as Matty James targets the bottom corner from 25 yards but he can't make David de Gea work.

17:32
United start strongly

Two mins: Ninety seconds of concerted pressure from the off from Manchester United, only punctuated by the standard 'protect the keeper' free-kick awarded by Michael Oliver for not really very much at all.

17:31
Peeeeeeeeeeeep

We are under way at Old Trafford.

17:26
Here come the teams

Anyway, let's get that picture out of our heads as quickly as possible. The teams are in the tunnel. It's almost time for the action.

17:25
What even is this?

I mean... why? What the...? 

17:22
Look away, Leicester fans
17:20
FULL TEAM NEWS

Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Blind, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Smalling, Lingard, Rashford, Romero, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Darmian.

Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.

Subs: Chilwell, Gray, Iheanacho, King, Hamer, Amartey, Slimani.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)

17:16
Shakepeare: It's an exciting challenge

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare isn't too daunted by the task at hand at Old Trafford today.

'We have to look at it as an exciting challenge. We have to respect the opposition and we know what stage we're at,' he said.

'But we have to understand our strengths. We have to remember what we're good at as well.'

17:15
15 minutes to go

Thanks to Alex for steering the ship this far. You've got me for the rest of the evening.

Lucky you.

16:59
Manchester United kits are ready

So it is just the one change for Manchester United with Anthony Martial replacing Marcus Rashford in the starting line-up.

The England international has been impressive in the first two games this season, but Martial has also done well from the bench.

Most likely, Jose Mourinho will be keen to keep Rashford's young legs fresh.

16:41
Some analysis on Manchester United's XI
16:39
Craig Shakespeare speaks to reporters
16:32
Manchester United team ANNOUNCED
16:30
Leicester team ANNOUNCED!
16:30
Manchester United team coming up!
16:09
A few hints at the Leicester line-up

The teams won't be out for another 20 minutes or so, but these pictures from the away dressing room lend us a few clues.

The kits have all been laid out ready for the players.

Riyad Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki appear to be set to start while Kasper Schmeichel and Harry Maguire are also included.

No surprises there then.

16:06
Summer is back!

The summer is rolling back into town in Manchester with the Old Trafford crowd set to enjoy some serious sunshine as well as Premier League action.

Here are some of the best pictures of the flawlessly green pitch ahead of the action.

16:02
And it's live...

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Welcome to Sportsmail's rolling coverage of Manchester United's late afternoon clash against Leicester City with Sam Morshead.

We'll be bringing you all the action as it happens but, for now, you can enjoy the build up with me, Alex Martin.

Stick here for the best pre-match events, pictures and team news as it comes in... 

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