Man Utd 5-2 Leicester: Ruud van Nistelrooy leads team to victory in Carabao Cup debut

Sunday's defeat to West Ham was attributed to poor finishing, marking Ten Hag's final match with the team. However, under Van Nistelrooy's guidance, United regained their confidence in front of goal. This was further aided by Steve Cooper's decision to make nine changes ahead of Leicester's upcoming trip to Ipswich in the Premier League.

Casemiro lifted a sombre Old Trafford with a corker of a shot from distance, opening the scoring by firing the ball right into the top corner. 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.

United, winners of the Carabao Cup under Ten Hag in 2023, showed no sign of letting the speculation around prospective new manager Ruben Amorim distract them, keeping up their impressive cup form. Leicester, meanwhile, clearly have other priorities.

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