#2 Basic defensive lapses cost Leicester dear
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Though United deserved to win the game over the 90 minutes, the manner in which the champions conceded each goal was alarming. The first goal saw Robert Huth at fault, charging forward in an attempt to beat Henrikh Mkhitaryan to a loose ball when he should have stayed put. Once Mkhitaryan got the first touch, Huth was dumped out of the game and the Armenian went on to go one-on-one with Kasper Schmeichel and beat him before any other Leicester defender came across.
The second goal – scored 88 seconds later – was a result of ball watching from the Foxes’ defenders, allowing Zlatan to sidefoot home from an Antonio Valencia cross while in between three Leicester shirts.
The third strike was the most puzzling, with Christian Fuchs failing to track his runner in Juan Mata – giving the Spaniard the easy task of slotting in unchallenged past a helpless Schmeichel.
Replays showed that Wes Morgan played Mata onside when the ball was played to him by Mkhitaryan. The same defence that was so uncompromising last season appeared all over the shop on this occasion and Ranieri must address this issue soon if they are to pick up the points they need to survive the drop.
