Premier League champions Leicester are just one point above the relegation zone after defeat at home by Manchester United left them still searching for a first league win in 2017.

A grim opening half sprung up just before the break when the guests scored twice in two minutes.

To begin with, Henrikh Mkhitaryan hooked onto Chris Smalling's flick-on and dashed through on objective before beating Kasper Schmeichel with a clinical wrap up.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic then exploited shocking Leicester checking to side-foot home his fifteenth Premier League objective of the season.

Juan Mata guaranteed there was no chance to get back for the hosts when he completed off a one-two with Mkhitaryan ahead of schedule in the second half.

Leicester never looked like scoring, with their lone shot on focus on a manageable Wilfred Ndidi strike just before half-time.

Manchester United stay in the chase for a main four wrap up. They are 6th, one point behind Liverpool and two behind fourth-set Arsenal.

Manchester United have been unreasonably dependent on Ibrahimovic this season. The evergreen Swedish striker is the club's driving scorer with 10 more class objectives than some other Manchester United player.

With an end goal to soothe the Swede's weight, Mourinho began Marcus Rashford nearby him in a 4-4-2 development.

It rapidly got to be distinctly clear that Ibrahimovic was much more compelling in a focal part and following 20 minutes Mourinho returned to 4-2-3-1 with Rashford, Mkhitaryan and Mata behind the previous Paris St-Germain striker.

The change quickly enhanced the guests' assaulting quality as the pace of Mkhitaryan and Rashford, combined with Mata's inventiveness, extended Leicester's safeguard and left crevices for Manchester United to endeavor, which they did to full impact.

At last Leicester couldn't adapt and albeit United will apparently confront harder guards this season, three diverse goalscorers and a persuading win will give Mourinho certainty his side can challenge for the main four, especially with Liverpool and Arsenal's own test vacillating.

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