Jamie Vardy denied Manchester United an 11th straight away win and the chance to leapfrog Leicester into second.
United made eight changes from the side that beat Everton in the last eight of the Carabao Cup in midweek, and it was a player who came off the bench at Goodison Park that opened the scoring in this second-vs-third encounter.
Marcus Rashford, who missed a sitter early in the game, made no mistake when he tucked away a Fernandes pass in the first half Moved onto 13 club goals for the season as he slid a ruthless finish past Kasper Schmeichel in the Foxes' goal.
Harvey Barnes equalised for United after Bruno Fernandes conceded possession inside United's third but the Portuguese atoned for his error in the second half as his scuffed finish found the bottom corner following good work by Edinson Cavani.
It appeared The Foxes were heading for a fifth home loss of the 2020/21 season when Bruno Fernandes gave the visitors a 2-1 win lead late in the second half until Vardy popped up for his 13th Premier League goal of the season.
In top-flight history, only two sides have ever won 11 in a row on the road – Chelsea between April-December 2008 and Manchester City between May-December 2017 – and United were closing in.
At 23 years and 56 days old, the striker became the third-youngest United player to score 50 Premier League goals, joining Wayne Rooney (22 years and 157 days old) and Cristiano Ronaldo (22 years 341 days old.)
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