Manchester United and Leicester City share Points after Playing a 2-2 Draw

DBasia.news – A fierce match took place in Week 15 of the Premier League Boxing Day party between Leicester City and Manchester United, Saturday, December 26, 2020, WIB.

The course of the match

Leicester City, played as the dominant host in possession of the ball. However, it was Man United who stole the lead in the 23rd minute.

Starting from the throw-in taken by Daniel James, the ball was passed by Bruno Fernandes to Marcus Rashford. Mercilessly Rashford scored against Leicester, guarded by Kasper Schmeichel. MU ahead 1-0.

Leicester was only able to reply in the 31st minute. The ball was taken from Fernandes’ feet in midfield and then Leicester’s counter-attack resulted in a goal scored by Harvey Barnes. David De Gea was unable to brush it off. 1-1 and this position lasted until halftime.

In the second half Solskjaer played Paul Pogba and Axel Tuanzebe in place of the injured James and Victor Lindelof. The goal was never created until the 75th minute and Edinson Cavani came on for Anthony Martial.

The entry of Cavani immediately had an impact on MU. The Uruguayan striker provided an assist for Fernandes’ goal in 79 minutes. MU returned ahead 2-1.

However, the advantage lasted only six minutes. Perez – like Cavani – also made an impact on the game and provided assists that were converted into goals by Leicester top scorer, Jamie Vardy. No defender was watching his move and Vardy scored against De Gea. 2-2 equal position.

Vardy’s goal closed the match at King Power Stadium. Until four minutes of added time ended in the second half, the match ended in a 2-2 draw between Leicester against MU.

The composition of Players:

Leicester City (4-2-3-1): Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne; Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans; Marc Albrighton (Ayoze Perez 81 ‘), James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.

Substitute players: Danny Ward, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey, Hamza Choudhury, Nampalys Mendy, Dennis Praet, Christian Fuchs, Luke Thomas.

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Victor Lindelof (Axel Tuanzebe 66 ‘), Eric Bailly, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Fred, Scott McTominay; Daniel James (Paul Pogba 54 ‘), Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial (Edinson Cavani 75 ‘).

Substitute players: Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Mason Greenwood, Jesse Lingard, Dean Henderson, Alex Telles, Nemanja Matic, Donny van de Beek, Axel Tuanzebe.

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer