Leicester City vs Man United post match, Leicester 3 Man United 1 Match reaction & Highlights 2021 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's post match, <br /> <br /> <br />#ManchesterUnited #MUFC<br />And the result was a comprehensive defeat by an outstanding Leicester <br />side, who booked their first FA Cup semi-final for 39 years thanks to <br />a double from their in-form striker Kelechi Iheanacho. <br />Then another Fred slip and Vardy was bursting forward again - this <br />time having a shock blocked by his old mate Harry Maguire. <br /> <br />And on 25 minutes, the third scoring opportunity of the match - and <br />the third provided by a Fred mishap - brought the opening goal. <br /> <br />As United attempted to play it out of their own area, Maguire sent <br />something of a hospital ball to Fred - under pressure from Tielemans. <br /> <br />The Brazilian panicked with a weak back-pass, snapped up by Iheanacho <br />who rounded Henderson to tap home. <br />It was United’s first domestic away defeat for 14 months and it was a <br />horror show for midfield man Fred, as well as skipper Harry Maguire, <br />who produced a car-crash showing on his return to the King Power. <br /> <br />Solskjaer had claimed that league form is the true measure of progress <br />and that winning Cups can often be used to boost managerial egoes - <br />and we all wondered which Portuguese predecessor of his he could have <br />been referring to. <br /> <br />But, really, after four semi-final defeats in the past two seasons, <br />who was he trying to kid? <br /> <br /> <br />When the winners of this quarter-final were paired with Southampton <br />during the half-time draw for the semis, both would have come out <br />smiling, knowing they have thrashed the Saints 9-0 in the recent past. <br /> <br />Yet Leicester dominated for the opening hour, Iheanacho benefitting <br />from a horrible mix-up between Maguire and Fred, then Youri Tielemans <br />netting a classy second after Mason Greenwood’s equaliser. <br /> <br />The Foxes weathered a brief storm after the introduction of Fernandes, <br />before Iheanacho wrapped it up, unmarked from a set-piece to sum up <br />United’s dozy overall performance. <br /> <br />Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has never reached a major Cup Final in <br />English football - with semi-final defeats against Aston Villa with <br />both Liverpool and Leicester. <br />#ManchesterUnited#MUFC#Oleout <br />But he will fancy his chances now. Despite a raft of injuries, <br />Leicester are enjoying a hell of a season - on roure for Champions <br />League qualification and an FA Cup Final. <br /> <br />Solskajer had taken the bold move of benching his great creative <br />influence Fernandes, giving a rare start to Donny Van de Beek - aka <br />Van de Bench - at the front of a midfield diamond. <br /> <br />The United boss also dropped his in-form left-back Luke Shaw - newly <br />restored to the England squad. <br /> <br />Rodgers was ballsy from the off, with a front three of Jamie Vardy, <br />Iheanacho and Ayoze Perez.
