Leicester City produced one of the most famous victories in the club's history as they defeated Premier League giants Manchester United,
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said he was in shock after watching his side suffer an incredible 5-3 defeat at Leicester City
Wayne Rooney slammed Manchester United's defending after Leicester City ... players after watching them crumble to an embarrassing 5-3
Leicester forward set up the first, won two penalties and
scored the fourth. He even had a hand in Leicester’s other goal, when
Dean Hammond’s shot struck him and bounced kindly for Esteban Cambiasso,
on his first Premier League start, to make it 3-3. The Argentinian
celebrated the goal as if it meant as much to him as any he scored for
Internazionale.
In the eyes of the United players, Leicester’s first
penalty, which was converted by David Nugent, was the turning point and
should never have come about. Wayne Rooney was still protesting after
the final whistle, the England captain furious Mark Clattenburg had
penalised Rafael da Silva for a foul on Vardy, when the Leicester
forward had barged into the United full-back seconds earlier.
Louis van Gaal refused to point the finger at Clattenburg
and instead blamed his players. Even if the penalty was soft, the United
manager felt Da Silva was inviting trouble when he challenged Vardy in
the area. Van Gaal also made the point that, with United still 3-2
ahead, his players had no reason to hit the panic button and should have
been able to dominate possession and see out the game. That they were
unable to do so against a promoted club rubbed salt into the wound.
It was, all in all, a chastening experience for United. By
the time Leonardo Ulloa had made it 5-3 from the penalty spot, after
Tyler Blackett was sent off for a professional foul on Vardy, the
Leicester supporters were singing “we want six” and cheering every pass.
At that point Radamel Falcao and Ángel di María, who had
executed a glorious chip to put United 2-0 ahead early on, were watching
from the bench, after being withdrawn with the score at 3-3. As
impressive as Falcao and Di María were at times as part of United’s
galactico
forward line, it still feels like a huge oversight that no one at Old
Trafford thought to make strengthening central defence a priority when
£150m was splurged in the summer.
Enough of United’s shortcomings. Leicester deserve huge
praise for having the fortitude to twice come back from two goals down.
Nigel Pearson was bold enough to go man-for-man with United, with the
Leicester manager opting for a midfield diamond in which the experienced
Cambiasso sat at the base and showed some lovely touches. Further
forward Vardy’s aggressive running caused United no end of problems,
especially on the flanks, where neither Da Silva nor Marcos Rojo looked
comfortable,
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