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Leicester look to Wembley as Man United fail to fire

Football - FA Cup Quarter Final - Leicester City v Manchester United - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - March 21, 2021 Leicester City's Youri Tielemans and Manchester United's Harry Maguire after the match REUTERS/Oli Scarff

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side's bravery as they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1982 after dispatching a misfiring Manchester United on Sunday.

Four-times Cup runners-up Leicester ran United ragged en route to a 3-1 win with Kelechi Iheanacho scoring twice and Youri Tielemans adding a third as they comprehensively out-worked the visitors to set up a last-four encounter with Southampton.

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