The Round-Up: Youngsters Victorious Versus Arsenal
Both of Leicester City’s youth set-ups faced the Gunners, with the Under-18s hosting them at Belvoir Drive on Saturday, while the Under-23s headed to Emirates Stadium two hours later.
While Brendan Rodgers’ men headed to Old Trafford, a day later, Jonathan Morgan’s Leicester City Women side contested a FA Women's Championship fixture at Farley Way Stadium.
Manchester United 1 Leicester City 0
Extended highlights from Leicester City's 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Commentators: John Dunn and Gerry Taggart
Leicester City suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday, as Marcus Rashford’s early penalty settled the fixture at Old Trafford.
Having recorded back-to-back wins over Sheffield United and AFC Bournemouth before the international break, City were unfortunate to return to Leicester without at least a point.
A difficult opening period was followed up by a strong showing in Manchester, with James Maddison, Ben Chilwell and Wilfred Ndidi all going close.
But Brendan Rodgers’ men were beaten by Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s outfit for the first time in the 2019/20 Premier League campaign.
First team league standing: 5th
Next up: Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Top scorer: Jamie Vardy (three goals)
Arsenal U23s 2 Leicester City U23s 1
Watch extended highlights from the Premier League 2 Division 1 clash between Arsenal and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium.
On the same day, meanwhile, the Club’s Development Squad were edged 2-1 by Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in Premier League 2.
Ali Reghba deservedly put the Under-23s ahead 10 minutes before the interval, but a strong Gunners side triumphed after two quick-fire goals from Tyreece John-Jules just after the restart.
Prior to the fixture, they had recorded their first triumph of the season, as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 in Telford.
Strikes from Zimbabwe international Admiral Muskwe and forward George Hirst sealed all three points at the New Bucks Head on Friday 30 August.
Development Squad league standing: 8th
Next up: Liverpool (H)
Top scorer: Ali Reghba (two goals)
The Club’s Under-18s sealed their first win of the 2019/20 U18 Premier League South season with a brilliant 1-0 success over Arsenal at Belvoir Drive on Saturday afternoon.
Following successive 1-1 draws with Norwich City and Reading early in the campaign, the young Foxes were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham over recent weeks.
However, the visit of the Gunners to Belvoir Drive saw captain Sidnei Tavares fire in a winner just after the hour mark in Leicester.
The Portugal youth international, 17, signed a first professional contract with Leicester City in March 2019, and scored three times for the Under-18s in 2018/19.
Under-18s league standing: 8th
Next up: Swansea City (A)
Top scorer: Sidnei Tavares (two goals)
A first point of the 2019/20 FA Women's Championship season arrived for Leicester City Women following a 3-3 draw with London Bees on Sunday.
Jonathan Morgan's Foxes side raced into a two-goal lead over the Bees thanks to efforts from Leigh Dugmore and new signing Lucy Johnson.
However, a double from Lauren Pickett and Nikita Whinnett’s equaliser made it 3-2 to the visiting side with six minutes to play.
But Leicester City Women salvaged a draw from the clash as Nat Johnson headed home to secure City's first point of 2019/20.
Leicester City Womens league standing: 10th
Next up: Crystal Palace Women (H)
Top scorer: Dugmore, L. Johnson, N. Johnson, Paul, Smith, Jhamat (one goal)