Manchester United U21

Match report

Manchester United U21 beat Leicester City U21 4-1 in Premier League 2, Division One on Sunday. The hosts took all three points at Old Trafford, extending their perfect start to the campaign with a performance that left little doubt about the quality gap between sides.

S. Lacey opened the scoring in the 14th minute, setting the tone for what followed. Leicester pulled one back through B. Amartey just 13 minutes later, but Lacey struck again before the hour mark to restore United's lead. The visitors never recovered from that pattern of giving away goals at crucial moments.

A. Ibragimov added a third just before half-time, the ball finding him at the 45+3 minute mark when United were pushing hard. J. Gabriel sealed the result in the 86th minute, and by then the game had been decided long before. United took them apart with a fluidity that Leicester's back line struggled to contain.

The statistics tell the story clearly. United recorded 93 attacks compared to Leicester's 36, and held 0.63 possession against 0.37. They registered 11 shots on target to Leicester's four, and while they scored four goals, the dominance was consistent throughout. Leicester collected five yellow cards to United's one, a reflection of how often they found themselves chasing the game.

The result leaves Manchester United top of the table with 22 points after two games, two wins from two. Leicester sit 25th with zero points from one match, and the gap between them is now stark. United's recent form—5-0 against Ipswich Town U21 last time out—suggests this was no fluke.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 63 – 37

Shots on target 11 – 4

Shots off target 9 – 3

Attacks 93 – 36

⚽ 14' S. Lacey — Goal ⚽ 27' B. Amartey — Goal ⚽ 29' S. Lacey — Goal 🟨 33' J. Fletcher — Yellow card 🟨 34' M. Toko — Yellow card ⇄ 41' A. Missin — Substitution ⚽ 45+3' A. Ibragimov — Goal ⇄ 46' D. Anugo — Substitution 🟨 51' R. Carr — Yellow card ⇄ 61' S. Lacey — Substitution ⇄ 72' R. Carr — Substitution 🟨 75' R. Donnelly — Yellow card ⇄ 76' A. Ibragimov — Substitution ⇄ 76' B. Mantato — Substitution ⇄ 76' R. Munro — Substitution ⇄ 80' L. Hutchinson — Substitution 🟨 80' H. de Lisle — Yellow card 🟨 82' H. Sutherington — Yellow card ⇄ 84' R. Donnelly — Substitution ⚽ 86' J. Gabriel — Goal

Match events

14' 1:0 Manchester United U21 Goal S. Lacey assist: J. Kamason
27' 1:1 Leicester City U21 Goal B. Amartey assist: R. Carr
29' 2:1 Manchester United U21 Goal S. Lacey assist: A. Missin
33' 2:1 Manchester United U21 Yellow card J. Fletcher
34' 2:1 Leicester City U21 Yellow card M. Toko
41' 2:1 Manchester United U21 Substitution A. Missin off: T. Thompson
45+3' 3:1 Manchester United U21 Goal A. Ibragimov assist: T. Thompson
46' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Substitution D. Anugo off: J. King
51' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Yellow card R. Carr
61' 3:1 Manchester United U21 Substitution S. Lacey off: J. Gabriel
72' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Substitution R. Carr off: H. Sutherington
75' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Yellow card R. Donnelly
76' 3:1 Manchester United U21 Substitution A. Ibragimov off: V. Musa
76' 3:1 Manchester United U21 Substitution B. Mantato off: G. Kukonki
76' 3:1 Manchester United U21 Substitution R. Munro off: A. Mills
80' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Substitution L. Hutchinson off: J. Corden
80' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Yellow card H. de Lisle
82' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Yellow card H. Sutherington
84' 3:1 Leicester City U21 Substitution R. Donnelly off: R. Szembell
86' 4:1 Manchester United U21 Goal J. Gabriel

Statistics

63 Possession, % 37

11 Shots on target 4

9 Shots off target 3

93 Attacks 36

8 Corners 2

1 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 0

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