Leicester City vs Manchester United Premier League 16 October 2021

and hello to you from the english midlands we're here at the king power stadium i'm derek ray your match commentator and alongside providing all the tactical analysis is stuart robson i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league it's leicester city taking on manchester united thanks derek well both managers will be reminding their players of starting the game quickly pinning the opposition back playing the ball forward and regaining possession as quickly as possible hopefully we get a really good game here teammate and support and thwarting his opponent in the nick of time [Applause] and he's in an offside position the lineup for manchester united david stands between the posts aaron juan bisaka starts alongside luke shaw as full backs paul pogba plays alongside bruno finance in central midfield and the off can he finish it here derek oh he's blocked it a striker you can simply never write off jamie vardy of course he has so much know-how stuart what are you anticipating seeing from him well his recent form speaks for itself four goals in the last three appearances and he's been playing with great confidence there's every chance you get another couple today crossing opportunity accurate pass upon accurate pass bruno fernandes here's sancho bruno fernandes corner given to united [Applause] it might still be problematic takes the shot just made sure nothing came of that [Applause] fine teamwork to win it back [Applause] the red devils have lost the ball [Applause] cristiano ronaldo lost possession [Music] he's just failing to hit the target with his pass and it'll be a throw in high pressing at its best [Applause] he's given us away can they take advantage well nothing comes of it in the end because the flag has gone up stuart well he knew where the space was but he's just been too eager and that's why he's offside vardy [Applause] and a goalkeeper in great form and he's just pulled off an absolutely stunning save there that is brilliant over it comes well still an issue here danger averted for now aaron juan bisaka [Applause] scott mctominay shaw [Applause] chance to do damage he takes aim and fired against the crossbar well they're certainly getting closer you just sensed that the goal is coming they're playing so well at the moment [Applause] barnes fruitful looking attack that's a nice looking ball a deft clearance [Applause] well-timed tackle [Applause] just straying offside lindelof a very effective challenge put in james madison jamie vardy now but he was in the right place to intercept [Applause] racing forward trying to catch them out still on level terms moving the ball nicely and a throw in forthcoming [Applause] clean challenge well there it is united have had most of the ball but it's been a frustrating performance from them so far they just haven't had enough gail in the final third it's all been a bit too predictable which has to change if they want to win this one crossing opportunity [Applause] oh sonia but just unable to keep the shot down [Applause] james madison [Applause] it's a good leicester move in the making [Applause] with the game level let's see what they can do with this corner well they've been quite for a while now but this has got them going well the clearance half-hearted can they get in behind them [Applause] well as he hit that one it looked as though it had a chance [Applause] jaden sancho [Applause] now the managers will now deliver their halftime team talks we're at the end of 45 minutes in this game [Applause] plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins shaw [Applause] bruno fernandez possession and patience the watchwords and the goalkeeper has outdone himself with that same [Applause] trying to deliver it accurately the clearance wasn't decisive paul pogba bruno finance a goal the opening statement of the match a richly deserved lead and now they can celebrate well just look at his strength here he holds off the challenge he keeps his balance and he finds the back of the net it's a wonderful goal and the boxers get us moving again the swift reply required after the setback scott mctominay juan bisarco what can they do from here and let's give credit to the defending mason greenwood it's with mctominay and it's falling for ronaldo oh he's blocked it oh my goodness he's got that so well a goal of the highest class fantastic technique well here it is again the past behind the defense is absolutely perfect but should the keeper be beaten at his near post i don't think so he really needs to do better in those situations [Applause] [Music] one [Applause] ricardo pereira [Applause] and an astute piece of defending [Applause] and he's made headway tries to lift it oh how about that for a savoury pure brilliance [Applause] here's the replay and just look how quickly they break forward once they win the ball back and the finish is so clever he just gets his toe under the ball and beats it over the keeper that's a lovely goal they will now make use of their substitutes bench the action underway once more and it's beginning to look as though it's a case of how many for united [Applause] [Music] [Applause] another goal the lead grows to four now a rampant display [Applause] well as you can see he doesn't mess about here does he he's strong well balanced and skillful that's a top class finish [Applause] the switch of plane out well your knights could certainly control the ball as you can see and that's been because of their ability to win the ball back so quickly their pressing has been excellent and they just haven't stopped working it's been a fantastic performance up to now takes the shot and just narrowly wide well it's a good effort from that range but i think the keeper had it covered ricardo pereira timothy castagna barnes only certainly wasn't offside by a mile well we have 20 minutes left in this game fine sequence of passes jaden sanchez [Applause] paul pogba mctominay and ronaldo sends it in and not the best clearance can they do something positive on the counter attack vardy and diving just towards him [Applause] delivering it and the problem not completely solved [Applause] good technique display well tremendous block [Applause] cristiano ronaldo firing us in really good timing stopped to make sure the threat came to nothing [Applause] and taken short [Applause] jaden sancho 10 minutes to go and the counter looks on here options available and now passing it through and there it is a goal but will it be purely a consolation at this stage of the proceedings they haven't beat up the best [Applause] well here it is again and the pace in which they break forward is devastating it's so hard to defend against and once he gets onto it he just smashes it past the keeper with great technique what an emphatic finish that is girls and plentiful supply 4-1 currently on and on he goes oh he's given us away inexplicably [Applause] rashford well knocked on the target the keeper seemed to have it covered well he did seem to have it covered but it's not a bad effort though he really did strike it well well nearly at the end here leicester a disappointment all in all stuart well they just never got going people will point fingers towards the center backs and keeper and to be fair they've been poor no doubt about that but they haven't had much protection there's been so much space for their opponents to operate in and they've had a field day the final whistle can't come soon enough and it's falling for ronaldo and a goal to seal the hat-trick a master class in finishing just can't stop him today well i have to say the crowd are right they need to start winning the ball back higher up the pitch well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish under pressure that's a top pass goal there's lots of girls five what it is and that's one for them to pursue well we'd like to call things as we see them stewards and i must say he's got that one horribly wrong well it's a poor decision in the end it's way off target and they're too intervened you