Donny van de Beek started warming up with 20 minutes left at the King Power Stadium when he had about as much chance of coming on as his manager.
By the time Manchester United had made their second and third changes, Leicester had breached a permeable defence. Jesse Lingard, unfortunate not to start again, replaced Mason Greenwood - United’s most threatening forward.
The incumbent manager’s substitution strategy is the least of United’s worries. The defeat to Leicester - the second in three Premier League games to leave United with five wins from 11 this season - is the cue for inquests and the back pages to be cleared.
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