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Use 'watch & listen' tab for live coverage Hojlund scores first goal of 2025 to end 21-game drought Garnacho doubles lead after earlier effort ruled out Fernandes curls in superb third for visitors Leicester sit 19th, nine points from safety as Man Utd move up to 13th Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Joe Rindl Wait, another football match! ? They keep on coming today. You lot all up for one final fixture? Rasmus Hojlund had not scored for Manchester United since a brace against Viktoria Plzen in December Rasmus Hojlund ended his 21-game goal drought as Manchester United won at struggling Leicester City to push the Foxes closer to the drop. The Danish striker had not scored since 12 December, but seized on poor defending to claim the 28th-minute opener, before Alejandro Garnacho added a second after the break - his first goal in 24 appearances. The impressive Bruno Fernandes, who assisted two goals, added a 90th-minute third to underline United's dominance. Victory, though, was tainted by a potential serious injury to defender Ayden Heaven, who was carried off in the 51st minute in just his second career start, after falling awkwardly. The result changed little in United's troubled Premier League season, lifting them from 15th to 13th, but it maintained their momentum after Thursday's thumping of Real Sociedad to reach the Europa League quarter finals. Leicester, however, look doomed to an instant return to the Championship after a 13th defeat in 14 games kept them second bottom and nine points from safety. The Foxes become the first team in top-flight history to lose seven successive home games without scoring, having now not found the net in the league at the King Power Stadium since 8 December. Apart from late efforts from Facundo Buonanotte and Jamie Vardy, they rarely looked like ending their own drought and could have fallen behind before Hojlund's strike when Christian Eriksen's curling effort hit the post. Hojlund got his goal, ending a wait of more than 22 hours, with a confident low finish. Fernandes' pass caught out Boubakary Soumare, while Wout Faes dithered for the United striker to find the bottom corner. There was relief too for Garnacho. Having earlier had a goal disallowed for offside, the Argentine made it 2-0 in the 67th minute when he pounced on more wretched defending. Fernandes swept in a third from the edge of the area as United cruised to victory, while Leicester, managed by former Red Devils striker and interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, were booed off. 'I do things my way' - 'special' Fernandes hits back at critics This video can not be played Have Man Utd unearthed another young gem? 'From the dogs of war to doggy daycare' read the banner at the King Power Stadium. It referenced the huge flag Leicester unfurled before their Champions League last-16 second-leg victory over Sevilla in 2017 that sent them into the quarter-finals. It was another jab at the club's hierarchy and the way the fans view how it is being run under director of football Jon Rudkin and chief executive Susan Whelan. Rudkin, in particular, has been a target for the ire of supporters this season as the faltering Foxes look certain to make a swift return to the Championship. They showed little fight once they fell behind to Hojlund's strike, the slack defending a sorry picture of their season. Garnacho's effort was the 1000th Leicester have conceded in their 679th Premier League game - the first side to do so in under 700 games. Apart from the banner there was little dissent from the terraces, suggesting even the fans are finding it hard to mount the stomach for a fight. There is nothing redeeming to suggest Leicester can repeat their great escape of 2015, which paved the way for their remarkable Premier League title triumph. Van Nistelrooy has still avoided calls for his sacking amid their dreadful run of results and performances. That is mainly because fans have focused their attention on a hierarchy they feel ruined their chance of a brighter future after that 2016 title and 2021 FA Cup success. Dutchman Van Nistelrooy put on a show of defiance as he said: "We can't and we won't give up - we will fight 'til the end. "As I said, mathematically until it's impossible, we keep going. We want to show that we can score goals, that we can get a clean sheet at this level and pick up points. " This video can not be played Leicester will fight until the end - Nistelrooy Defender Heaven's injury overshadowed what was a routine United win - and a promising start to his career with the Old Trafford club. The teenager was making just his second career start after a move from Arsenal last month and showed composure and confidence, albeit against a feeble Foxes frontline. United boss Ruben Amorim said "it is hard for us to know" when asked about Heaven's condition, but the youngster is set to join fellow defenders Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Jonny Evans in the treatment room, while Harry Maguire missed a return to his former club through injury. Amorim, serenaded by the travelling fans once they went ahead, will be hoping his defensive worries improve with a last-eight Europa League tie against Lyon on the horizon. That will be their focus after a turbulent campaign. Amorim said the improvements of the last two weeks is simply down to time, with the head coach having joined in November, but they need to be the shoots of recovery to end the season on a high. The same will apply to Hojlund too and he said: "Us strikers have to get the goals. It's very important and I know the pressure and everything that comes with being a Man Utd player. "It's normal to get criticised. I'm just trying to improve all the time and want to keep getting better and better. I'm still a very young player, I just need to keep working on my game. " This video can not be played Amorim praises Hojlund and Garnacho after breaking goal droughts What did you make of Leicester's display? Have your say on Man Utd's performance After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 16th March 2025 at 20: 55 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Having been unbeaten in four Premier League games against Man Utd over the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons (W2 D2), Leicester have lost their last three against the Red Devils in the competition without scoring. Manchester United have lost just one of their last eight Premier League away games against Leicester (W4 D3), going down 4-2 in October 2021. Manchester United have beaten Leicester three times in all competitions this season – they’ve beaten three sides four times in the same campaign before (Sheffield Wednesday 1993-94, Chelsea 2010-11, Nottingham Forest 2022-23), while the only team Leicester have lost to four times in a season is West Bromwich Albion in 1980-81. Leicester have lost 12 of their last 13 Premier League games (W1), including their last five without scoring a single goal. Only four teams have lost more consecutively in a single campaign without scoring – Ipswich Town (7 between February-April 1995), Everton (6 between August-October 2005), Crystal Palace (7 between August-September 2017) and Norwich City (6 in December/January 2021-22). Leicester have lost each of their last six Premier League home games by an aggregate score of 15-0. No team in English top-flight history has ever lost seven in a row without scoring. Manchester United are unbeaten in three Premier League games (W1 D2). Against Arsenal last time out, they led at half-time for the first time in 15 Premier League matches, last doing so in consecutive league games in March last year. Leicester have conceded 998 goals in their 678 Premier League games. They would be the 12th side to concede 1, 000 in the competition, and first to do so in fewer than 700 games. Leicester have had fewer shots (251) and shots on target (85) than any other side in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, Man Utd’s average of 13 shots per game this season is their second lowest on record (since 1997-98) in a single campaign (11. 3 in 2015-16). Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy was in the Manchester United dugout in the reverse fixture between these sides in November. He’s the first manager to take charge of both clubs in a specific Premier League fixture in a single season since Alan Pardew in 2014-15 (Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United). Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has either scored (2) or assisted (1) a goal in each of his last three Premier League games, last doing so in four in a row in April last year. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.