Ruud awakens Manchester United with thumping Carabao Cup win

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Ruud awakens Manchester United with thumping Carabao Cup win over Leicester

Displaying the kind of quality and cutting edge lacking in Sunday’s costly loss to West Ham, Diogo Dalot was found by a floated ball down the flank and fizze a low delivery to the far post for Garnacho to slam home.

Leicester’s loud away end had silenced but they found their voices again in the 33rd minute.

Altay Bayindir pushed away a cross and, despite setting himself for an attempt, could not stop a El Khannouss strike whizzing in off the far post in front of the Stretford End.

But hope of a comeback was short live. Thanks in สมัคร ufabet part to the Leicester goalscorer’s clumsy foul on Garnacho just outside the box.

Fernandes stepped up to a free-kick that took a huge deflection off James Justin, wrongfooting Danny Ward and flying into the back of the net.

United’s third had arrived in the 36th Manchester United minute and their fourth follow just three minutes later.

Casemiro rose to meet Marcus Rashford’s cross with a header that bounced off both posts, then reacted quickest to lash in the loose ball.

The hat-trick chasing midfielder narrowly headed wide from Manchester United a free-kick, unaware he was offside, before the Foxes reduced the deficit as Dalot inadvertently directed a stoppage-time free-kick into the path of Coady.