'A team without a theme' - National media react to Manchester United draw with Leicester

Manchester United’s flailing season continues to leave a lot to be desired after turning in yet another dismal performance against Leicester on Saturday.

Though they managed to pick up a point with a 1-1 draw, they once again displayed all the deficiencies that have dogged them throughout the season. In truth, they were fortunate not to lose at Old Trafford, with Leicester threatening to inflict yet another defeat on them.

It does United few favours, with their hunt for a top-four finish threatening to fizzle out with eight games still remaining in the season. Here’s what the national media made of their 1-1 draw with the Foxes at Old Trafford.

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Three points were required and only one was claimed by Manchester United, whose prospects of Champions League qualification are distant. Ralf Rangnick’s side are sixth, a win behind Arsenal, who have played two games fewer.

It could have been worse. With 10 minutes left Raphaël Varane got himself into a pickle, Kelechi Iheanacho burgled him and passed to James Maddison who made it 2-1. But Andre Marriner, on a VAR touchline review, deemed Iheanacho impeded Varane and it was chalked off. Yet though United rallied from here – Jadon Sancho missed a golden late chance – their campaign’s end is misfiring – just as their season before has.

Rangnick wanted the last two and a half weeks since United’s previous action – being dumped out of the Champions League by Atlético Madrid - to be a “reset” for the term’s final nine games. With this missed opportunity, the German has eight left to try to somehow finish in the top four and, also, reach 64 points – 13 are needed – which would be United’s