Rashford on fire as Man United record victory over Leicester City in EPL tie

- Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, February 3, beat Leicester City in tough Premier League tie

- Englishman Marcus Rashford scored the only goal for Manchester United in the 9th minute

- United are now occupying fifth position on the EPL standings with 48 points

Manchester United on Sunday, February 3, continued with their impressive performance this season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer beating Leicester City 1-0 in Premier League tie.

Englishman Marcus Rashford scored the only goal that gave Manchester United the maximum three points at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City started the match on a good note, but they would have themselves to blame for not scoring in the 5th minute through Jamie Vardy.

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Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi located the striker with a superb pass, but his effort was blocked by Eric Bailly.

Manchester United then scored their goal in the 9th minute through Marcus Rashford, and it was Frenchman Paul Pogba that played a good role in helping the Englishman to score.

Alexis Sanchez had the chance to double the lead for Manchester United five minutes later, but he was unable to beat Kasper Schmeichel who was in goal for Leicester City.

Both side played good football in the second half, but no goal was recorded as Manchester United won the match 1-0.

Manchester United are now occupying fifth position on the Premier League table, but their position could change if Arsenal should beat Manchester City at the Etihad.

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who is the manager of Manchester United explained that he used to go for a drink with club's legend Sir Alex Ferguson after every game.

Since Solskjaer took over on interim capacity at Manchester United, Ferguson has always being of great supports for him and he has been seen many times at the club's training ground.

Solskjaer has not lost any game since he replaced Jose Mourinho in December 2018, but his wards will face serious battle in the Champions League against Paris-Saint-Germain.

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