Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–1
Manchester United beat Leicester City 2–1 at Wembley (N) on Sunday 7th August 2016 in the Charity Shield. Jesse Lingard (32') and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' Jesse Lingard 1–0
- 40' Danny Simpson
- Half Time
- 52' Jamie Vardy 1–1
- 55' Andy King
- 61' Ander Herrera for Carrick
- 63' Juan Mata for Lingard
- 69' Marcos Rojo for Shaw
- 70' Marcus Rashford for Martial
- 71' Eric Bailly
- 75' Jamie Vardy
- 82' Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2–1
- 86' Morgan Schneiderlin for Rooney
- 90+3' Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Mata
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Anthony Martial made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Eric Bailly made his Manchester United debut.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his Manchester United debut.
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his Manchester United debut.
- Jesse Lingard's 1st goal of 2016-2017, and his 7th for United.
Starting XI
Player
14 Jesse Lingard 32'
Substitutes
Ander Herrera
61' for Carrick
Juan Mata
63' for Lingard
Marcos Rojo
69' for Shaw
Marcus Rashford
70' for Martial
Morgan Schneiderlin
86' for Rooney
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
90+3' for Mata
Leicester City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Kasper Schmeichel G
4 Danny Drinkwater CM-R
5 Wes Morgan CD-L
6 Robert Huth CD-R
9 Jamie Vardy CF-L ⚽
10 Andy King CM-L
11 Marc Albrighton LM
17 Danny Simpson RB
20 Shinji Okazaki CF-R
26 Riyad Mahrez RM
28 Christian Fuchs LB
Substitutes
2 Luis Hernández on
7 Ahmed Musa on
15 Jeff Schlupp on
21 Ron-Robert Zieler
22 Demarai Gray on
23 Leonardo Ulloa on
24 Nampalys Mendy on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Claudio Ranieri
Leicester City
Match Information
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 121 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 121 times: 61W 27D 33L.
31 Jan 2015 W 3–1 PL 28 Nov 2015 D 1–1 PL 1 May 2016 D 1–1 PL
7 Aug 2016 W 2–1 This match
24 Sep 2016 W 4–1 PL 5 Feb 2017 W 3–0 PL 26 Aug 2017 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →