Three things we learnt from Manchester United’s return to winning ways against Leicester

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Manchester United ensured that they extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 15 matches after comfortably seeing off the challenge of current champions Leicester City on Sunday.

Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Juan Mata saw off a spirited effort from Claudio Ranieri’s side, who remain just a single point above the relegation spots.

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Leicester’s fourth consecutive Premier League defeat was cemented with three goals in seven minutes either side of half-time, and the Foxes are now looking nervously over their shoulders at relegation.

The Boot Room looks into three things that we learnt from a damaging defeat for the Foxes…

United find their clinical edge in front of goal

During the respective 0-0 draws against Hull City and Burnley this season Jose Mourinho’s side managed nearly 60 shots without finding the back of the net, and United have been the subject of criticism lately for not being able to turn their dominance into goals.

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It will come as a welcome relief for those in red that, against Leicester, two of their first four shots of the match wound up nestled in Kasper Schmeichel’s goal.

In a match where they had far less clear-cut chances than in their previous matches against Hull and Stoke City, both Mkhitaryan and Ibrahimovic made no mistakes this time and finished with conviction to ensure United would return to winning ways and close the gap on the top five.