Manchester United 2 Leicester 0 – Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini come off bench to fire Red Devils to victory

MARCUS RASHFORD bounced off the bench to be the Manchester United hero as their 100 per cent winning start to the season kept going.

Rashford will have been disappointed to have been left out the starting line up as Anthony Martial was promoted. His response was perfect as just three minutes after coming on for Juan Mata he met Herikh Mkhitaryan’s corner on the full for the 70th minute opener

It was another sub Marouane Fellaini who added the second in the 82nd minute as he deflected in Jessie Lingard’s goalbound shot.

It was instinctive reactions from Rashford for his goal as both Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba had stopped to head the ball but missed before the young attack stuck out a foot and sent the ball goalwards.

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel got a hand to it but the shot had so much power he could only palm it into the roof of the net.

Schemiechel was in despair as he had done so much to keep the visitors in the match not least when he saved Lukau’s 52nd minute penalty.

That was awarded when former United player Danny Simpson handled Martial’s cross. Lukaku side footed the spot kick to Schmeichel’s right but he had gone the right way and the ball was at the perfect height for him to save.

United had done everything they could to break the deadlock in the first half but Schemeichel and the Leicester defence stood firm.

The home side did have the ball in the back of the net on 18 minutes but Juan Mata was ruled offside when he followed up Romelu Lukaku’s parried shot. It was a very tight decision but the assistant referee must have seen part of Mata’s body ahead of the last defender.

Paul Pogba was having efforts from all sorts of distances and angles.

When Martial crossed to the far post, Pogba slid in and sent an effort back across goal and just wide.

The Frenchman was coming forward from deep to receive cut backs at the top of the box before letting fly but his efforts were just off target. Juan Mata also had an effort from an angle 20 yards out but his shot was brilliantly saved by Schmeichel.

But the Leicester goalkeeper’s brave resistance would finally be broken.

From The Sun