Marcus Rashford’s 23rd and 24th strikes of a campaign he will long cherish were taken with cool aplomb and sent Manchester United en route to the perfect start of what they aim to be a landmark eight days.
Erik ten Hag’s men are again five points behind Arsenal, having played a game more, and entertain Barcelona here in Thursday’s Europa League playoff second leg, the tie poised at 2-2.
Knock the Catalan club out and beat Newcastle in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final and United will have enjoyed their finest week of recent memory.
Rashford’s first-half opener, against a Leicester team that might have already been 4-0 up, made him the first United player to score in seven consecutive Premier League home outings since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
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