Sancho sinks Leicester as Man United's revival continues

Jadon Sancho continued Manchester United's revival as his winner sunk struggling Leicester. The England forward fired United into fifth position in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Arsenal, after a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium. It is also the first time United have recorded three straight Premier League wins since April 2021 as they rediscover their momentum after a nightmare start.

Boss 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. Boss Brendan Rodgers has not lost four straight league games for 10 years - when Swansea boss - but that became a reality after 23 minutes. 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 Diogo Dalot with Luke Thomas woefully out of position. The United skipper had time to pick out Marcus Rashford and the striker then played a cute ball for Sancho to run onto, round Ward and net his second goal of the season. It was slick by the visitors but underlined the defensive problems Leicester have struggled with this season, having only managed to keep a clean sheet against Sky Bet League Two side Stockport.