Manchester United’s revival gathers pace with victory at Leicester

Jadon Sancho maintained Manchester United’s Premier League revival as his winner sunk struggling Leicester 1-0 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night.

The England forward fired United into fifth position in the table, six points behind leaders Arsenal, and marked the first time United have recorded three straight league wins since April 2021 as they rediscover their momentum after a nightmare start to the season.

"It was a great team goal and I am happy to get the three points for the team," goalscorer Sancho told BT Sport.

"I have gotten to know the players a lot more after missing pre-season last year and I am really happy to score.

"We hoped to start the season with two wins but that woke us up and I am happy to get the third win today."

Manager Erik ten Hag now has the chance to end Arsenal’s 100 per cent record when they visit Old Trafford on Sunday.

Leicester, meanwhile, remain bottom and winless from their opening five games with growing concern over how to salvage the season already.

It has been disrupted by Wesley Fofana’s move to Chelsea, the inability to shift squad players and financial restrictions which have limited their spending ability.

Aside from a brief spell after the restart the Foxes struggled again and United always had a hold of the game.

Coach Brendan Rodgers has not lost four straight league games for 10 years – when Swansea manager – but that became a reality after 23 minutes.

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United had enjoyed a controlled opening without piling on consistent pressure but they quickly seized the initiative when Leicester lost their way.

It was initially a decent kick by Danny Ward but it was quickly returned to Bruno Fernandes by