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Marcus Rashford scores Manchester United's only goal of the game as Solskjaer hails defensive duo after victory
Marcus Rashford scores from the penalty spot against Leicester to give Manchester United the lead

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER hailed the performances of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof following Manchester United’s win over Leicester.

The centre back pairing have been an ever-present in United’s starting XI in the league this season but Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Foxes was just their second clean sheet of the season.

Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the eighth minute after being tripped by Leicester defender Caglar Soyuncu.

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