Iheanacho Provides Assist As Leicester End Man United’s 29 Match Unbeaten Run

October 17, 2021
Iheanacho Provides Assist As Leicester End Man United's 29 Match Unbeaten Run

SUPER Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho was in great form Saturday afternoon as he helped Leicester City to a 4-2 win over Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.

Prior to the six-goal thriller, United had gone 29 matches unbeaten on away grounds in the Premier League and it seemed it will continue when Mason Greenwood fired home after a beautiful combination with Bruno Fernandes after the half-hour.

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Iheanacho then dispossessed a sloppy Harry Maguire to set up Youri Tielemans for the equaliser.

Cegar Soyuncu stabbed home the ball after David Dea Gea instinctively kept out an initial shot which culminated in a corner kick.

Marcus Rashford returning from an injury setback restored parity as he finished a flowing counterattack with aplomb.

However, Jamie Vardy scored a beauty of a goal with a half volley and Zambia international Parson Daka made it four goals for the Foxes in the 90th minute

 

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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