A late Axel Tuanzebe own-goal salvaged a point for Leicester in a tight 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the King Power Stadium in a result that will suit Liverpool more than anyone else.
Bruno Fernandes looked to have won the game for the visitors 11-minutes from time as he slotted home after running on to sub Edinson Cavani's through ball, before Tuanzebe deflected in to his own net from a Jamie Vardy close range effort on 85 minutes.
Marcus Rashford, having put an unmarked header over the bar from six-yards out in the opening minute, did put United ahead in the first-half with a calm one-on-one finish when played through by Fernandes.
The Portuguese was also involved in the home side's equaliser, being easily dispossessed near his own box, allowing Harvey Barnes the space to fire a spectacular shot passed David de Gea from outside of the area.
The hosts dominated the second period, but always looked vulnerable on the break, with Rashford forcing a fine save from Kasper Schmeichel before Anthony Martial had his goal chalked off for a tight, but correct, offside call by VAR.
The wary tactics hinted that both managers will be happy to have not lost the game, but the result gives Liverpool the chance to move six points clear of Leicester and seven from United should they beat West Brom on Sunday.
Eric Bailly replaced Aaron Wan-Bissaka in Manchester United’s only change for the trip while Leicester were unchanged from their 2-0 win at Spurs.
Rashford missed a sitter in the first minute, putting his header over the bar from six-yards out when connecting with a Fernandes back-post cross. Jamie Vardy blasted over from 12 out with a difficult volley just a minute later.
Despite Leicester's early dominance, Rashford did eventually put the visitors ahead just after the 20-minute mark, cooling slotting passed Schmeichel after Fernandes's clever stretched toe-poke pass that fooled the home defence to leave the England man all alone to claim his 50th Premier League goal.
The assist from Fernandes was his 30th direct involvement in a United goal in 28 Premier League matches since arriving in January.
He was shortly involved in the next goal of the game, getting picked-pocketed by James Maddison when too causal in his own half, with the former Norwich man feeding Barnes, who fired home a stunner from the left edge of the box.
Leicester remained the more positive side in the second period, although the game remained cagey with Paul Pogba's induction stopping the host's flow in a now packed midfield.
It was United who eventually had the better chances to take all three points. Rashford raced through one-on-one from Fred's pass, but his shot across goal was palmed away by the Leicester stopper. Moments later United beat the Leicester defence again on the counter only for Martial's excellent finish to be called back for offside on VAR review.
Then the late drama, with Fernandes smashing passed Schmeichel after running on to Cavani's excellent through ball, before Vardy's scuffed finish from sub Ayoze Pérez's cross deflected off the unlucky Tuanzebe to ensure the points were shared.
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