MAN U BLANKS LEICESTER

Manchester United scored three goals in an eight-minute period on either side of halftime to beat host Leicester City 3-0 and leave the struggling champions just one point above the English Premier League’s relegation zone. Hen

rikh Mkhitaryan put United ahead in the 42nd minute before

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 88 seconds later for his 15th league goal of the season. It was the 13th loss in 24 games of Leicester’s woeful title defense. The champions are 16th in the 20-team league, one point above 18thplaced Hull. The last defending champion to be relegated the following season was Manchester City in the 1937-38 season.