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Leicester City v Manchester United

5–3
HT 1–2
Sunday 21st September 2014 · King Power Stadium · Att: 31,784

Manchester United lost 3–5 to Leicester City at King Power Stadium on Sunday 21st September 2014 in the Premiership. Robin van Persie (13'), Angel Di Maria (16') and Ander Herrera (57') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 13' Robin van Persie Assist: Radamel Falcao 0–1
  3. 16' Angel Di Maria Assist: Wayne Rooney 0–2
  4. 17' Leonardo Ulloa Assist: Jamie Vardy 1–2
  5. 30' Chris Smalling for Evans
  6. 33' Ritchie De Laet
  7. 33' Ritchie de Laet
  8. Half Time 1–2
  9. 57' Ander Herrera Assist: Angel Di Maria 1–3
  10. 62' David Nugent pen 2–3
  11. 64' Esteban Cambiasso Assist: Jamie Vardy 3–3
  12. 72' Adnan Januzaj for Falcao
  13. 76' Juan Mata for Di Maria
  14. 79' Jamie Vardy Assist: Ritchie De Laet 4–3
  15. 83' Leonardo Ulloa pen 5–3
  16. 83' Tyler Blackett
  17. 83' Wayne Rooney
  18. Full Time 5–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
2 Rafael da Silva
5 Marcos Rojo
6 Jonny Evans
7 Angel Di Maria 16'
9 Radamel Falcao
10 Wayne Rooney
17 Daley Blind
20 Robin van Persie 13'
21 Ander Herrera 57'
42 Tyler Blackett
Substitutes
Chris Smalling
30' for Evans
Adnan Januzaj
72' for Falcao
Juan Mata
76' for Di Maria

Leicester City Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Kasper Schmeichel G
2 Ritchie de Laet RB
3 Paul Konchesky LB
4 Danny Drinkwater CM
5 Wes Morgan CD-R
7 Dean Hammond RM
9 Jamie Vardy LF ⚽
18 Liam Moore CD-L
19 Esteban Cambiasso LM ⚽
23 Leonardo Ulloa RF ⚽⚽
35 David Nugent F ⚽
Substitutes
8 Matty James on
10 Andy King on
12 Ben Hamer
15 Jeff Schlupp on
26 Riyad Mahrez
27 Marcin Wasilewski
39 Chris Wood

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
OPP
Nigel Pearson
Leicester City

Match Information

Man Utd
4-1-2-1-2
Formation
Leicester City
4-2-3-1
Man Utd Leicester City
59%
Possession
41%
14
Shots
10
5
Shots on Target
5
4
Corners
2
11
Fouls
11
4
Offsides
4

United vs Leicester City History

Meeting 117 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 117 times: 59W 25D 33L.
5 Nov 2002 W 2–0 LC 27 Sep 2003 W 4–1 PL 13 Apr 2004 W 1–0 PL
21 Sep 2014 L 3–5 This match
31 Jan 2015 W 3–1 PL 28 Nov 2015 D 1–1 PL 1 May 2016 D 1–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 6948147 1616569.6
Away 69241629 11711534.8
Neutral 2200 52100.0
All 140 meetings with Leicester City →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →