LEICESTER CITY 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1
Jamie Vardy breaks Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s record for consecutive Premier League goals with his 11th in a row.
Bastian Schweinsteiger equalises with a header in first half injury time
Captain Wayne Rooney substituted after 67 minutes
Manchester United’s return to the scene of a humiliating 5-3 defeat at the King Power stadium last season was an altogether more low key event this year except for the moment in the first half when Leicester striker Jamie Vardy broke Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s Premier League goal scoring record after 24 minutes to put the Foxes into a 1-0 lead – scoring in his 11th consecutive Premier League goal in a row.
That beat the record set by United striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy in 2003 and the Dutchman congratulted Vardy on Twitter, saying: “You’re number one now and you deserved it.”
Well done vardy7! You're number one now and you deserved it. #11inarow. https://t.co/qJHjZlnFDA
— Ruud van Nistelrooij (@RvN1776) November 28, 2015
Louis Van Gaal had insisted that United had dominated the game despite a scarcity of clear chances on target but Leicester played a full part in keeping the Reds on their toes.
United had fallen victim to another quick counter attack by the home side after Kasper Schmeichel rolled the ball out to Christian Fuchs who ran uncontested into the United half, saw Vardy gesturing into open space behind Ashley Young and duly fed the ravenous striker who inevitably raced clear and beat David De Gea.
United had already paid respect to a Leicester side who were league leaders at the start of the day by altering their tactics to employ a third central defender as Paddy McNair replaced an injured Marcos Rojo.
Michael Carrick and Juan Mata had come in to replace injured midfielders Morgan Schneiderlin and Jesse Lingard after a bore draw against PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford in midweek but despite more ponderously slow build up from the Reds they managed to avoid another embarrassment in Leicester.
Bastian Schweinsteiger’s first Reds goal, an uncontested header in added time at the end of the first half from Daley Blind’s corner, levelled the scores but United couldn’t find the winning goal to take them back to the summit of the Premier League.
Captain Wayne Rooney was once again subdued and was withdrawn on 67 minutes after taking a blow to the ribs from Robert Huth in the second half but his replacement Memphis Depay was unable to rouse the Reds from their slumber.