LONDON: Premier League Leicester City made light work of a potentially troublesome FA Cup fourth-round hurdle on Saturday as doubles from Kelechi Iheanacho and debutant Fousseni Diabate eased them towards a 5-1 victory at third-tier Peterborough United.
Iheanacho took his tally of FA Cup goals to nine in nine games with two fine first-half strikes.
A smart toe-poked goal fro Diabate, after just nine minutes had quickly calmed any fears for the visitors at London Road.
Iheanacho cracked home a superb low, left-foot shot three minutes later before his volleyed finish from Christian Fuchs’ pinpoint cross in the 29th minute emphasised just why 45 league places separate the two sides.
Peterborough responded vigorously after the break and narrowed the gap with a scrambled Andrew Hughes effort in the 58th minute but Leicester eased home without even having to unleash big guns, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, from the bench. Diabate latched onto a rebound to make it four in the 87th minute before setting up Wilfred Ndidi to smash in another with the last kick of the game.
On Friday night, Alexis Sanchez shone in a winning Manchester United debut after a thumping 4-0 win at the humble ground of lower-league Yeovil Town eased Jose Mourinho’s team into the fifth round.
Seconds after he shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area, he was involved in the build-up to the opening goal, releasing Rashford on the edge of the box. United extended their lead with half an hour to go.
Sanchez carried the ball forward during a United break and fed Ander Herrera, who finished impressively with his left foot.
Substitutes Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku added gloss to the scoreline with a goal apiece in the dying minutes.
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