adminLeicester City fought back from 3-1 down to secure a stunning victory over a defensively frail Manchester United yesterday.
Leicester won 5-3.
United were on course for a win when a Robin van Persie header and a magical Angel Di Maria chip put them ahead.
Leonardo Ulloa’s header reduced the deficit before Ander Herrera’s back heel extended United’s lead.
But Leicester hit back through a David Nugent penalty and Esteban Cambiasso equalised before Jamie Vardy and an Ulloa penalty secured the win.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will need to urgently address his team’s defensive issues after their second-half capitulation, but he may have to do without both Tyler Blackett and Jonny Evans for their next game, against West Ham.
Blackett was sent off for the foul on Vardy, which led to Ulloa’s late spot-kick, and will be suspended on Saturday, while Van Gaal must await the result of a scan on Evans after the centre-back was forced from the field in the 30th minute and left the stadium on crutches.
Whether the Northern Irishman would have been able to stem Leicester’s incredible turnaround had he remained on the field is open to question.
But in his absence, United paid a high price for their failure to defend, their failure to retain possession and their failure to maintain their composure in the final half hour. – Mailonline.
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