Iheanacho’s brace dumps Man Utd out of FA cup

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Leicester 3-1 Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men dumped OUT of the FA Cup as former Man City man Kelechi Iheanacho nets a double to seal impressive 3-1 win for Brendan Rodgers’ side and book semi-final place

Leicester City came out on top in their FA Cup quarter-final showdown against Manchester United

Kelechi Iheanacho hit a brace and Youri Tielemans scored to secure a 3-1 win at the King Power Stadium

Mason Greenwood found the back of the net for United but the Red Devils struggled to make things happen  

Brendan Rodgers’ men will now face Southampton in the semis as they battle to earn a spot in the final  

Leicester City will compete for a chance of making this season’s FA Cup final after dumping out Manchester United at the quarter-final stage.

A final four showdown with Southampton looms after goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and Youri Tielemans saw Brendan Rodgers men progress to the next stage.

Youngster Mason Greenwood found the back of the net for United, but Ole Gunnar Solskajer’s men failed to turn the tie around.

Kelechi Iheanacho popped up at the back post in the closing stages to head home and seal Leicester’s place in the semi-finals

A surging run by Youri Tielemans allowed the Belgian time to pick out the bottom corner with a stunning, low effort

The midfielder wheeled away to the corner flag and dropped to his knees in celebration after putting his back in front

Leicester team-mates soon mobbed the Belgian as their United counterparts stood around the pitch with an air of dejection

Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring for Leicester, with the in-form striker bagging again, taking the ball around Henderson

The Nigerian forward dispossessed Fred on the edge of United’s own box, as Leicester’s high press worked wonders again

Mason Greenwood equalised for the visitors, after Paul Pogba’s low cross and a clever dummy from Donny van der Beek 

United struggled to break the blue wall in front of Kasper Schmeichel but Greenwood had the quality to finish when they did

Fred endured a nightmare first-half for United, routinely being caught in midfield as Leicester pressed and pounced in attack

Donny van der Beek’s dummy will be a pleasing sight for Solskjaer, with the midfielder still struggling to settle at United 

Jonny Evans welcomed his old club to the club he has been thriving at under Brendan Rogers, forming part of a solid back-line

United striker Anthony Martial looked isolated for large periods and was starved for service as Leicester held firm at the back 

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