At 14:30 Lithuania time, the 6th round of the English Premier League kicked off.
The first match took place at Old Trafford, where the experienced two consecutive losses Manchester United faced Leicester City. Without Wayne Rooney, the Red Devils started the match and once again did not make a mistake - bombarding the English champions in the first half and celebrated victory with a score of 4-1.
From the very first minutes of the match, Jose Mourinho's players took the initiative and pressed opponents. No serious chances were created in the first 10 minutes, but Leicester had no opportunity to keep the ball for longer.
In the 22nd minute, Chris Smalling delighted the Red Devils fans, when he scored a header after a corner kick taken by Daley Blind. Just three minutes later, young Marcus Rashford could have increased the lead to two goals, but he failed to properly utilize Zlatan Ibrahimović's pass.
In the 27th minute, another dangerous opportunity was created near the Foxes' goal. Paul Pogba brilliantly lifted the ball over Leicester players, and Z. Ibrahimović managed to hit the post.
However, in the 37th minute, Man Utd reached their second goal when after a combination of Pogba and Lingard, Juan Mata scored a great goal in Leicester's net.
The hosts did not intend to stop at two goals, and in the 40th minute, a collapse of the opponents began. M. Rashford scored after a cleverly taken corner kick, and just two minutes later, Paul Pogba, who shone throughout the match, scored his first goal for Man Utd.
In the second half, Claudio Ranieri decided to play without his two main stars - Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy. The substitutions brought life into the Foxes' game, and in the 59th minute, Demarai Gray scored a fantastic consolation goal.
Despite scoring a consolation goal, Leicester had good chances to score a second, but Man Utd defended too stable. Man Utd also had opportunities for more goals, but Old Trafford did not see any more goals, and the final result remained 4-1.
Manchester United, breaking their streak of two consecutive losses in the Premier League, climbed to the third position with 12 points, while Leicester is content with only 7 points in the 12th place.
Result:
Manchester United 4 - 1 Leicester
22' [1 - 0] C. Smalling
37' [2 - 0] J. Mata
40' [3 - 0] M. Rashford
42' [4 - 0] P. Pogba
59' [4 - 1] D. Gray
Starting lineups:
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Rashford, Mata, Lingard, Ibrahimović.
Substitutes: Romero, Rojo, Fosu-Mensah, Carrick, Fellaini, Young, Rooney.
Leicester: Zieler, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton, Slimani, Vardy.
Substitutes: Hernández, King, Hamer, Schlupp, Okazaki, Gray, Ulloa.
