There were three changes to the United line-up from Marc Skinner. Melvine Malard, Celin Bizet and Aoife Mannion all came into the side, with Hinata Miyazawa on the bench, and Jayde Riviere and Elisabeth Terland missing out through knocks. Leicester, meanwhile, were unchanged from the side that beat Aston Villa last time out.
The impressive Malard grabbed her opportunity with both hands, at the heart of most of United's attacking play. She scored the opener before laying on the second before the break for Leah Galton.
Leicester were much improved in the second half, but United were solid defensively and recorded a milestone 10th league clean sheet of the campaign.