United put Leicester's title celebrations on hold

 

Leicester City have been made to wait to be crowned Premier League champions after drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

 

A point moved them one step closer to domestic glory, but with Tottenham to play on Monday night and with three games to play, the Foxes need Spurs to fail to win at Stamford Bridge to be awarded the title.

 

Claudio Ranieri's side were made to come from behind to secure the draw, however, after Anthony Martial fired United in front.

 

The unmarked Frenchman was picked out at the back past to score through the legs of Kasper Schmeichel after some uncharacteristically poor defending by Leicester.

 

Former United defender Danny Simpson neglected his right-back duties to track the run of Marcus Rashford, allowing Martial to ghost into the Leicester box from the left flank to net from close range.

 

The lead lasted less than 10 minutes, however, as captain Wes Morgan headed past David De Gea from a Danny Drinkwater free-kick to draw Leicester level.

 

Morgan churned out a resolute defensive showing, earning a WhoScored rating of 8.16 and the man of the match award in the process as Leicester adopted their familiar attacking approach, with the Jamiaca international a solid performer at the back.

 

United put Leicester's title celebrations on hold

 

Once more utilising their counter-attacking style, Leicester managed just 35% possession, allowing United the larger share of the ball before breaking forward at speed to hurt the hosts.

 

While it didn't bring the three points, United came away the more frustrated of the two teams, with just six of their 21 shots on target hitting the target.

 

Of course, the game didn't pass without incident as Drinkwater received his marching orders with five minutes of normal time to play as a Foxes player saw red for the second time in the last three Premier League fixtures.

 

Nevertheless, the draw brings Leicester ever closer to Premier League glory, with Spurs needing to win at Stamford Bridge - where they haven't won since 1990 - to keep their slim title hopes alive.

 

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