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What Harry Winks was spotted doing during Leicester City’s defeat against Man United

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It was another familiar tale for Leicester City as they fell to defeat on the road against Manchester United on Sunday.

The Foxes were beaten 3-0 by Man United to leave them four games without a win going into the international break.

To make matters worse, relegation rivals Ipswich Town picked up their first Premier League win of the season, meaning that they are only three points clear of Crystal Palace, who currently occupy 18th.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
12 B’mouthBournemouth11 4 3 4 15 15 0 15
13 Man UtdManchester United11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15
14 West HamWest Ham11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 12
15 LeicesterLeicester11 2 4 5 14 21 -7 10
16 EvertonEverton11 2 4 5 10 17 -7 10
17 IpswichIpswich11 1 5 5 12 22 -10 8
18 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace11 1 4 6 8 15 -7 7

Some supporters even booed Cooper and the team off and have called for him to be sacked after the heavy Old Trafford loss and it appears that the frustrations have even gotten to the players.

Harry Winks slams pitch in fury as Leicester fold under Man United pressure

Manchester United FC v Leicester City FC - Premier League
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With Jamie Vardy and Ricardo Pereira both out because of injury, Harry Winks was handed the armband and dealt the task of leading the Foxes on the pitch.

Unfortunately, it would be a day to forget as Winks watched his teammates make several defensive mistakes, all of which concluded in the home side ending up on the scoresheet.

Leicester also lacked any firepower up top and as opposed to using their skills, nearly played themselves into trouble multiple times.

Winks was visibly frustrated when Facundo Buonanotte tried to dribble past two players on the edge of his box and when Abdul Fatawu tried an audacious effort from his own half.

The captain on the day then slammed the ground in anger at both attempts which saw the Blues surrender position easily.

They are all easy mistakes that are coming back to bite the team on the back and must be eradicated quickly.

The worrying stat that will have Leicester fans fearing the worst

For the first time in the Premier League this season, Leicester failed to score in their defeat at Old Trafford.

To make matters more concerning, the Foxes only managed to muster 10 touches in the United box. A number that is never likely to wield a plethora of chances.

Whilst defensive displays have left a lot to be desired, Leicester can’t be accused of not creating chances this season, but should a repeat of Sunday happen more frequently, alarm bells will really begin to ring.