The Foxes went out comfy winners at Elland Roadway as Youri Tielemans scored two times.
In-form Leicester provided Leeds a Premier League reality check as they went second with a remarkable 4-1 win at Elland Roadway.
First-half goals from Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans, bookended by 2 bad Patrick Bamford misses out on, had the Foxes in total control on a sodden Yorkshire night.
Stuart Dallas provided Leeds hope instantly after the break and the home side struck the bar and pushed hard prior to City went out comfy winners thanks to Jamie Vardy‘s strike and a Tielemans penalty.
Leeds have actually made lots of acclaims since their top-flight return and in their previous losses, to Liverpool and Wolves, there were arguments to be produced them deserving something, though the exact same might not be stated here.
Jamie Vardy commemorates the clincher (Michael Regan/PA)
Bamford’s profligacy was unexpected offered the recent form which has seen some talk of an England call-up, and it sought his first mistake that Leicester went on 2 minutes in.
Helder Costa‘s cross was cushioned to Bamford 6 yards out by Jack Harrison however, without any one around him, he nodded tamely into Kasper Schmeichel‘s hands.
Leicester cleared their lines down the left and remained in front instantly.
Robin Koch‘s backpass to keeper Illan Meslier was off target prior to it held up on the sodden grass and Vardy was clever sufficient to step in, draw Meslier and square for Barnes who was never ever missing out on an open goal.
It was a difficult night for Patrick Bamford (Peter Powell/PA)
Barnes then worked Meslier from the edge of the box, prior to more Vardy luster caused a second Leicester goal 21 minutes in.
Brendan Rodgers talked up the “world class” striker on the eve of the game and he did magnificently well to drop Koch and get to Marc Albrighton‘s cross first, with Tielemans on hand to transform after Meslier conserved Vardy’s diving header.
The post then conserved Meslier as he shelled another Albrighton cross, however his side must have entered at the break 2-1 down, Bamford once again off colour as he failed to manage Luke Ayling‘s pass which put him clean up through 12 yards out.
Dallas had Leeds up and running 2 minutes after the reboot, his drifted cross averting everybody and dropping in, while Pablo Hernandez went near making it 2-2 quickly after when his wonderful 20-yarder split the bar.
It was a good night’s work for Brendan Rodgers (Jon Super/ PA)
Leicester hearts were beating fast once again as Bamford followed an Ayling long ball, with only Schmeichel’s awareness getting him there first.
Christian Fuchs then succeeded to prevent reaching Ayling as the United right-back burglarized the box at speed, and his clever play was rewarded as Vardy snatched the clincher.
Substitute James Maddison sent out fellow replacement Cengiz Under clear and he had the clearheadedness to stand a pass for Vardy who did the rest from near the penalty spot.
Vardy’s efficiency had actually been so commanding that it was a surprise to see him alter large when he got clear with 7 minutes left, however it mattered bit, particularly when Tielemans fired in a last-minute penalty, offered by VAR after a Mateusz Klich foul on Maddison.
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