The second half Fred earned equalizer Manchester United a point at Old Trafford when they came from behind to hold the draw Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday.
An incorrect volley from the Leicester midfielder James Maddison was the best chance in the first half lacking vitality in front of the strikers Kelechi Iheanacho put Leicester ahead in the 63rd minute.
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But Fred, making his 100th Premier League appearance, was in the right place at the right moment just three minutes later when he lunged on a counter-attack from the opposing keeper. Kasper Schmeichel and level the score.
Leicester seemed to have scored the winning goal in the 79th minute when Maddison shot into the bottom corner of the goal, but after checking VAR, referee Andre Marriner thought Iheanacho was at fault in the match-fixing situation.
“That’s one of them: you’ve seen them come up. I would obviously be biased, I don’t think it was a foul,” Maddison said.
“It was a great feeling for about three minutes! But as soon as you see them go through the screen… it doesn’t make any sense that they even pass. Even then, we had it. counter chance, but we’ll take a point.”
United only had another real chance when Fernandes, running across goal, was turned down by Schmeichel.
United who have no strikers Cristiano Ronaldo due to what the club say are “flu-like symptoms,” remain in sixth place in the Premier League, with fourth and fifth places respectively. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both have at least one game in hand.
“People gave everything,” Fernandes told Sky Sports. “I don’t believe there is anyone who didn’t give everything in the game. Nobody lacks intensity. We have to keep fighting. Like I said before, we have to keep looking at our game. self.”
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.
