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Man United break losing streak with 4-1 win over Leicester

By Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah
Paul Pogba's goal
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Manchester United beat Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday to record their first victory in September.

Having suffered three defeats in a row, United needed a win badly and boss Jose Mourinho made changes to the regular starting line-up dropping captain Wayne Rooney from his starting line-up and partnering Ander Herrera with the under fire Paul Pogba in midfield.

It took 22 minutes before a Chris Smalling header put them ahead.

Juan Mata added the second in the 37th minute after finishing off a slick move.

Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba both scored from corners in the 40th and 42nd minutes respectively to give United their first 4-0 first half lead first since 2001.

Leicester got a consolation through fine long-range strike from Demarai Gray who had come on for Jamie Vardy at the start of the first half.

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