Leicester City are edging closer to a second relegation in the space of three seasons.
The Foxes’ defeat against Manchester United is the 13th in 14 Premier League games and leaves them nine points off safety with as many games of the season remaining.
Defeat also means Leicester entered the record books for the wrong reasons after losing seven home games in a row without scoring, as well as conceding 1000 Premier League goals quicker than any other side.
It’s a sorry state of affairs and while Ruud van Nistelrooy has tried to remain as positive as he can, it feels like there’s no way back.
There isn’t much to shout about at all so, with that, here is the winners and losers from Leicester’s latest loss.
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The winners from Leicester City vs Man United
Wolves
There was already a mountain to climb for Leicester in their fight against relegation but it was made even harder by Wolverhampton Wanderers’ win against Southampton.
It was a huge win for Vitor Pereira’s men who are now looked home and dry without looking particularly impressive.
They’d have hoped for a United win and in reality, they got what they wanted pretty easily.
The losers from Leicester City vs Man United
Patson Daka
No matter what he does, Patson Daka cannot get firing.
He was named in the starting XI alongside Jamie Vardy but didn’t do anything of note bar one shot in the first half.
Daka is one of several Leicester players expected to depart in the summer although his performance won’t be doing much to attract any potential suitors.
Jamie Vardy
Clinton Morrison felt ‘sorry’ for Vardy after watching another game where the 38-year-old was left on his own.
Vardy huffed and puffed but was restricted to scraps and the only other real thing of note was that Man United fans taunted the Leicester legend.
The forward is out of contract in the summer and at 38, it’s hard to know if he will still be there next season. Either way, it would be a horrible way to bow out, but relegation looks inevitable.
Ruud van Nistelrooy
The Leicester manager is by no means perfect, but it’s hard not to feel sorry for him.
Van Nistelrooy identified four key positions he wanted improving in the transfer window but didn’t get those.
Instead, he was given a water pistol to put out a house on fire but is going down with them. It’s been a terrible appointment but equally, if you aren’t given the tools, how are you meant to build the foundations?