De Gea saves shaky United before Rashford fires lethal shots to take down Foxes

Life's easy when you have Marcus Rashford by your side. Manchester United's forward kept his sensational post-World Cup streak as he netted for the 15th and the 16th time, reaching 24 goals overall this season, for his side's 3-0 (1-0) home win against Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

Anyhow, it would be disrespectful to neglect David de Gea's massive influence also, as the Spanish keeper made two spectacular saves with 0-0 at the scoreline. He stopped Barnes' shot and Iheanacho's perfect header, which allowed a bit shaky United in the first half to grab some fresh air, and then pounce on the Foxes.

Moreover, De Gea broke a record with a clash against Leicester being his 179th clean sheet in United's shirt, thus being the custodian with the highest number of clean sheets in the Red Devils' history (Peter Schmeichel was the record holder until recently with 178).

Unplayable Rashford found just enough space dasing into the box from the right, slotting it low in the far corner to break the deadlock within 25 minutes.

That first one, though, didn't affect the visitors too much, as Brendan Rodgers' slot kept playing their game, offensive and concrete. Thankfully for the hosts, it remained 1-0 as the sides went to locker rooms during the interval.

However, the second period provided us with a one-sided match. Man Utd battered the Foxes caught in Erik ten Hag's attacking-oriented trap. Rashford doubled the lead following Fred's subtle assists. At first, the ref disallowed the goal due to alleged offside, but the VAR consultancy proved the officials on the pitch were not aware Wout Faes was in line with Rashford, thus allowing it.

The final punch was the result of another meticulous team effort, with Rasfhord finding Jadon Sancho near the box. The latter went for a one-two with Bruno Fernandez before placing it effortlessly into the net for 3-0 with 30 minutes left to go.

This victory puts the third-placed United just three points adrift of the runners-up City, and five behind the table-toppers Arsenal, with the Gunners having a game in hand.

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Saturday

Aston Villa - Arsenal 2-4 (2-1)

/Watkins 5, Coutinho 31 - Saka 16, Zinchenko 61, Martinez 90+3 og, Martinelli 90+8/

Brentford - Crystal Palace 1-1 (0-0)

/Janelt 90+6 - Eze 69/

Brighton - Fulham 0-1 (0-0)

/Solomon 88/

Chelsea - Southampton 0-1 (0-1)

/Ward-Prowse 45+1/

Everton - Leeds 1-0 (0-0)

/Coleman 64/

Nottingham Forest - Manchester City 1-1 (0-1)

/Wood 84 - Bernardo 41/

Wolverhampton - Bournemouth 0-1 (0-0)

/Tavernier 49/

Newcastle United - Liverpool 0-2 (0-2)

/Nunez 10, Gakpo 17/

Sunday

Man Utd - Leicester 3-0 (1-0)

/Rashford 25,56, Sancho 60/

19.30: (1.89) Tottenham (3.70) West Ham (4.60)

***odds are subject to change