Jadon Sancho’s first-half goal was enough to give Manchester United its third-straight win, a 1-0 defeat of struggling Leicester City at King Power Stadium on Thursday.
The Red Devils stretched their clean-sheet run to 189 minutes, as David De Gea was only asked to make two saves and claimed a pair of crosses. WATCH LEICESTER vs MANCHESTER UNITED FULL MATCH REPLAY Man United had less than 50% of the ball and took eight of the game’s 15 shots, though The Red Devils move into fifth place on nine points through five games. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA ] That’s 14 spots and eight more points than Leicester City, who will know it got a little fortunate not to concede more goals late. Ten Hag’s tightened ’em up: Manchester United started the season 0-2, allowing six goals over two games to two teams who are good but not world beaters (yet!).
Erik ten Hag then removed his captain Harry Maguire, trusting new signing Lisandro Martinez to play alongside Raphael Varane.
It was a brave move but one he simply had to make at the time (Cristiano Ronaldo and Luke Shaw also lost their places). There were chances late, with James Justin and James Maddison failing to take half chances, but Ten Hag will be happy with the zeroes.