Leicester City vs Manchester United. Premier League.
The King Power StadiumAttendance32,115.
Sunday 29 November 2015 11:30, UK
Jamie Vardy scored for a record-breaking 11th consecutive Premier League game as Leicester City and Manchester United drew 1-1 on Saturday Night Football.
Vardy's unerring 24th-minute strike, at the end of a counter attack synonymous with the Foxes this season, sealed his place in the record books, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 straight English top-flight games.
Bastian Schweinsteiger's first Manchester United goal hauled the Reds level in first-half stoppage time at the King Power Stadium and stifled a Leicester side who struggled to create chances after the interval.
United posed the greatest threat in the second half but they failed to find a way through as both sides settled for a point.
The results leaves Leicester and United second and third in the Premier League respectively, while Manchester City remain top after their victory against Southampton.
All the focus ahead of kick-off concerned man of the moment Vardy, who stood on the brink of history following his strike at Newcastle last weekend.
Claudio Ranieri made just one change to his side which won at St James' Park, with Shinji Okazaki replacing Leonardo Ulloa, while Louis van Gaal was forced to reshuffle his side in the absence of injured duo Marcos Rojo and Jesse Lingard.
Yet, despite their four changes, United began well at the King Power - a stadium where they slipped to a 5-3 defeat last season - patiently building attacks against a well-drilled Leicester side.
However, having controlled the majority of the opening 20 minutes, the visitors were punished by a devastating Leicester counter.
Kasper Schmeichel initiated the move - a move associated with Manchester United of old - finding Christian Fuchs on the right flank before the Austria international produced an exquisite disguised pass to play Vardy through on goal.
And the Leicester striker made no mistake in drilling the ball beyond the on-rushing David de Gea to cap off a flowing attack and seal his place in the history books.
It was a moment everyone in attendance had come to see and, such was the importance of the strike and the moment, the intensity of the game dipped in the aftermath, allowing United to get a foothold on the cusp of half time.
Okazaki failed to keep tabs on Schweinsteiger in the area and the German rose highest to head powerfully beyond Schmeichel a minute into added time, his first goal since signing from Bayern Munich.
The goal boosted United and took a degree of intensity out of Leicester's play after the break and, having scored his first, Schweinsteiger came close to his second in United colours, only for Schmeichel to expertly keep out his header on 49 minutes.
Leicester opted to sit back and looked to catch United on the break, as they had done to great effect in the first. And they almost repeated their first-half exploits on 68 minutes as Riyad Mahrez and substitute Ulloa combined brilliantly, but De Gea was on hand to keep parity.
Memphis Depay's inclusion improved United's chance in front of goal but the Dutchman was culpable for wasting the Reds' best openings late on as United failed to snatch the limelight away from Vardy.
Player ratings
Leicester: Schmeichel (6), Simpson (6), Morgan (6), Huth (7), Fuchs (8), Mahrez (6), Kante (6), Drinkwater (7), Albrighton (6), Okazaki (5), Vardy (8).
Used subs: De Laet (5), Schlupp (5), Ulloa (6).
Man Utd: De Gea (7), Darmian (6), Smalling (8), Blind (6), McNair (6), Carrick (6), Schweinsteiger (8), Young (7), Mata (6), Martial (6), Rooney (5).
Used subs: Depay (6).
Man of the Match: Jamie Vardy.
