Van Persie, Falcao scores as Van Gaal's Men Thrash Leicester City 3-1

Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, making amends for their 5-3 defeat earlier in the season.

Manchester United avenged their humiliating defeat to Leicester City earlier in the season by recording a 3-1 victory over the Premier League's basement club.

Louis van Gaal's side were beaten 5-3 at the King Power Stadium in September, but they never looked in danger of suffering a similar fate at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Robin van Persie opened the scoring with his first goal in five matches in all competitions - a well-taken 27th-minute effort following a teasing ball over the top from Daley Blind.

That strike was swiftly followed by Radamel Falcao's bundled second, before Wes Morgan sent the ball beyond his own goalkeeper just before half-time.

United failed to build on their healthy lead after the interval, and conceded a late Marcin Wasilewski header, but they comfortably staved off the kind of comeback that earned Leicester their remarkable win earlier in the campaign.

Victory lifts United above Southampton, who play Swansea on Sunday, into third, while Leicester remain rooted to the foot of the table.

United, who wore black armbands to mark the 57th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, made three changes from their goalless FA Cup draw at Cambridge United, while goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was handed a first Premier League start for Leicester.