It was the first game Ruud van Nistelrooy was taking charge of in the interim after Erik ten Hag was sacked. The Red Devils rediscovered their confidence in front of goal under Van Nistelrooy, helped by Steve Cooper making nine changes ahead of Leicester’s trip to Ipswich in the Premier League.
Casemiro opened the scoring with a shot from distance. Alejandro Garnacho quickly followed that up as he doubled United’s lead, smashing in from Diogo Dalot’s cross off the right.
Bruno Fernandes, without a goal before this game, scored twice on the night, his first was a free-kick, helped in by a deflection four minutes after Leicester pulled oe back through Bilal El Khannouss. Casemiro then pounced on a rebound to add his second soon after.
Fernandes’ second strike was another timely intervention with United on the back foot after Conor Coady pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage-time. The United captain rounded Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward, before firing in from close-range.
