Man Utd’s football in 26th minute v Leicester was so good it’s gone viral

Manchester United made it three wins on the bounce on Thursday night.

Erik ten Hag’s reign got off to the worst possible start with back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford, but since that humiliating 4-0 loss away at Brentford the Red Devils have looked a totally different team.

United went on to record a shock 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford before producing a professional performance away at Southampton, registering a 1-0 win while keeping their first clean sheet of the campaign.

And United’s travelling supporters were treated to a similar performance against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Jadon Sancho scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half as Man Utd climbed to fifth in the Premier League table.

“Again [we had] good team spirit, we had 11 players on the pitch who fight for each other,” Ten Hag said after the match, per United’s official website.

“I’m happy with the clean sheet. When our 11 are on the pitch, we defend together and attack together.”

The work that Ten Hag and his backroom staff are doing on the training ground with a group of players who were completely devoid of confidence is clearly having the desired effect.

One eye-catching passage of play from the first half, not long after Sancho’s goal, shows United are undoubtedly heading in the right direction under their Dutch manager.

In the 26th minute of the match, Leicester’s players tried hard to win the ball high up the pitch but couldn’t get close to their opponents, who zipped the ball about with pace and accuracy.

Watch out for the flick from Bruno Fernandes and the dummy from Tyrell Malacia.

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