Man United 1-1 Leicester: Foxes of Leicester’s player ratings

It was a frustrating conclusion for Leicester City followers as the team tried their best to earn all three points from their away trip to Old Trafford.

What was a positive display from Brendan Rodgers and the team will now be remembered for all the wrong reasons. The officiating in this contest was questionable – to say the least!

The Foxes scored first, but couldn’t hold on to their lead as Manchester United soon capitalized on an interception. An unnecessary hard tackle from Scott McTominay was not enough to convince the officials of a possible red. A second Leicester City goal for James Maddison was chalked off after yet another controversial VAR check.

Leicester City player ratings-

Kasper Schmeichel- A few easy saves were matched by two fantastic shot-stops, which denied United on occasions. An error of distribution from the LCFC captain was enough to lose the lead to United’s equalizer. 6

James Justin- Was quick-witted on the right flank matching strides with Luke Shaw and Alex Telles. He looked fine as a wingback and was the most fouled player. 7

Timothy Castagne- The Belgian was vital in neutralizing United’s collective efforts. Castagne made the most number of tackles for his side and was instrumental in dealing with the danger in the box. 7.5

Wesley Fofana- Was focused but not confident enough as we are accustomed to seeing him. Received a yellow card for taking out Anthony Elanga near to the box. Nearly put a second goal for Leicester City until David de Gea denied him with a stunning save. 7

Jonny Evans- A return to action saw the Northern Irishman put on an impressive shift. Resuming his partnership with Fofana after the FA Cup final for the first time was a special moment for the veteran. 7

Nampalys Mendy- Mendy showcases why he was one of the top-performing midfielders in the AFCON. His performance didn’t let us miss Wilfred Ndidi. Unfortunately, he went off the field with an injury towards the end of the game. 7.5

Youri Tielemans- Didn’t do anything significant in the first half except receive a yellow for an unnecessary challenge. Won the most duels in the match and was very involved in covering up for his first-half disappearance. 7.5

James Maddison- Lacked physicality but made up for it in the second half by finding ‘Kelz’ into the box. Tried his best from set-pieces, but those weren’t clicking in this match. Scored a goal towards the end, but the goal was canceled upon the VAR checks. Helped out the backline several times. 8

Harvey Barnes- Needs to improve his decision-making. He looked desperate for his 50th goal and ignored that plenty of time support was available to him. But Barnes did not choose to try his options out and went solo, unable to find alternatives into the deep. Had Diogo Dalot’s number on the left for the most part. 7

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- Was not connecting well with Barnes on the left flank. Made a lot of efforts in winning the ball from the opposition in the middle of the pitch, often doing the dirty work to earn his team the advantage. 7

Kelechi Iheanacho- Had plenty of opportunities to kill off the game. Scored a brilliant goal which put the Foxes up, but was not impressive due to lacking any technical skill. Was impatient in his first golden chance and couldn’t place the shot which could have had a huge implication for the overall result. 7

Substitutions-

Daniel Amartey- A one-two with Schmeichel led to a mistake that cost LCFC to concede. Failed to impress much in this contest. He came on after the 64h minute mark for Evans. 6

Hamza Choudhury and Patson Daka didn’t feature for enough time to earn true ratings.