MATCH FACTS

■■Manchester United have won just one of their last six games in all competitions (D3 L2), after winning four (and drawing three) of the seven before that.

Leicester have lost just one of their last five Premier League games (W3 D1), after losing three of the five beforehand (D2). ■■Leicester are now unbeaten in four Premier League meetings with Manchester United

(W2 D2), after losing seven of the eight clashes before that

(D1).

With Kelechi Iheanacho’s opener for Leicester, Manchester United conceded a headed goal in the Premier League for only the second time this season, also shipping a header from

Kortney Hause for Aston Villa on September 25th (only Man City and Wolves have conceded fewer headers this season – one each).

■■Leicester’s scorer Kelechi Iheanacho netted his 36th Premier League goal – with only four other Nigerian players having managed more (Yakubu 95, Kanu 54, Ekoku 52 and Ameobi 43).

James Maddison has been directly involved in 21 goals in all competitions this season (13 goals, 8 assists), four more than any other Leicester player; only in 2017-18 with Norwich has he been involved in more goals in a single campaign (26 – 15 goals, 11 assists).

■■Fred is the seventh player to score on their 100th Premier League appearance for Manchester United and the first since Marcus Rashford also against Leicester in February 2019.