Marcus Rashford marked his 100th Manchester United appearance with the winner at Leicester as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer maintained his unbeaten record.
England international Rashford scored his eighth goal in 13 outings to earn a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium.
Solskjaer's 10th game in charge brought a ninth win, with revived United not needing to leave third gear.
Paul Pogba and Rashford combined to seal another victory and the pair now have 12 goals under Solskjaer having struggled so badly under Jose Mourinho.
United are now just two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
Leicester, who remain 11th, paid the price for another slow start and they have won just four home games in the league this term.
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- Manchester United have won five consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since October 2012.
- Leicester City have lost more Premier League games against Man Utd (17) than they have against any other side.
- Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first game in charge of Man Utd on December 22, Paul Pogba has had a hand in more Premier League goals than any other player (11 - 6 goals, 5 assists).
- Leicester have lost four of their last five games in all competitions (D1), as many as they’d lost in their previous 15 matches combined.
- Marcus Rashford has scored more goals in all competitions since his debut (42) than any other Manchester United player.
- Manchester United have won four more points than any other Premier League team since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first match in charge (W7 D1 L0 – 22 points).
- Only Ryan Giggs (21y 74d) has reached 100 Premier League appearances for Manchester United at a younger age than Marcus Rashford (21y 95d).
- Referee Mike Dean handed out eight yellow cards in this match (four to Leicester, four to Man Utd) – only one Premier League game (Arsenal vs Huddersfield in December) has seen more yellow cards awarded this season (9 yellow cards).
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