Manchester United moved into third place thanks to goals from Robin Van Persie, Radamel Falcao and an own-goal by Wes Morgan, all in the space of a 17-minute blitzkrieg towards the end of the first half. Although Leicester scored through Marcin Wasilewski late on, it was nothing more than a consolation as they failed to do the double over United and remained rooted to the bottom of the League. After a slow start that has been the norm this season, United quickly moved into gear once Van Persie calmly slotted home a right-footed volley.
RVPHere are the major talking points from the game.
1. United avenge earlier Leicester loss
When Manchester United took a 3-1 lead at the King Power Stadium in September, few would have expected what was to happen next. For the first time, in the history of the Premier League, United lost, having taken a two goal lead. So when United went 2-0 up on Saturday, you could certainly be forgiven for thinking that the side might be thinking about that Sunday in Leicester.
But Van Gaal’s side made no mistake this time around, as they controlled the game from the first minute to the last and notched a convincing home win over the Foxes. Although Leicester became the first newly-promoted side to score four or more goals against United, there was never any sign that was going to happen on Saturday. Even though Leicester scored with 10 minutes to go, it was nothing more than a consolation as the Red Devils won their ninth game at home this season and moved to within five points off second-placed City, who suddenly don’t look as far away.