Manchester United were held for a 1-1 draw against Leicester City this evening, with the main talking point being record-breaking Jamie Vardy.
Vardy started the game knowing he could break Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s record of ten consecutive Premier League games scored in. It only took Vardy 24 minutes to achieve this, scoring from a counter attack.
The team ended the first half well, with Bastian Schweinsteiger bringing the two sides level just before the end of the half. The scoreline remained the same at the end of the game, and United manager Louis Van Gaal had this to say in a post-match interview with Sky Sports:
I am disappointed. I have the feeling we could have won his match.
We dominated 90 minutes but we gave the goal away, because we know already that Leicester is a counter team and also with our corner kicks they are very dangerous. We showed images of this also. We cannot give that goal away.
Of course we are happy that we could score before half-time and in the second half we dominated more than in the first but we didn’t create too much.
The chance of Memphis when he should have controlled better and Bastian with his head, we could have won.
Ulloa had also a chance, but we have given that away because our organisation in that phase was not good. McNair was playing like a striker and that he cannot do.
He also mentioned that Rooney was substituted as a precaution rather than his performance.
Goal scorer Schweinsteiger also had this to say when asked if he was happy with the result:
Why? We are Manchester United. When you come to Leicester you have to win.
I am happy to finally score. It was a very important moment, just before half-time. But I am not so happy because we are Manchester United and if you want to win something, you have to win at Leicester. We didn’t play well.
Vardy is playing really well and is dangerous, he runs in the channels, That’s why we are not happy to concede that goal. He did well to break the record.
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