MANCHESTER UNITED will play the second game of their marathon Premier League run when they welcome Champions League-chasing Leicester.
A ring of steel has been erected around Old Trafford as security was ramped up after the mass protests before the game against Liverpool, which was later postponed.
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RED DEVILS’ BENCH
26 Henderson, Lindelof, 23 Shaw, 29 Wan-Bissaka, 18 Fernandes, 39 McTominay, 6 Pogba, 7 Cavani, 10 Rashford.
MAN UTD XI
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes ten changes from the win against Aston Villa at the weekend!
1 De Gea; 33 Williams, 3 Bailly, 38 Tuanzebe, 27 Telles; 31 Matic (c), 34 Van De Beek; 8 Mata, 19 Diallo, 56 Elanga; 11 Greenwood.
THE TEAMSHEETS ARE IN!
NDIDI SPEAKS
Watch Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi’s sit-down interview, discussing the final run-in of the season.
There’s some big games coming up for the Foxes, including back-to-back games against Chelsea.
ONE TO WATCH
Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been directly involved in five goals in five starts against Manchester United in all competitions (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring twice and assisting once in a 3-1 win over the Red Devils in the FA Cup earlier this season.
AWAY DAYS
Leicester City have won one of their last 22 away top-flight visits to Old Trafford against Man Utd (D5 L16), winning 1-0 in 1997-98 with a goal from Tony Cottee.
Credit: GETTY IMAGES Credit: GETTY IMAGES LAST TIME OUT
Rashford got on the scoresheet when Man Utd visited Leicester at the King Power Stadium!
TABLE CHECK
Man Utd temporarily halted Man City’s title celebrations at the weekend when they fought back from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park.
As for Leicester, they suffered a shock 4-2 defeat at the hands of Newcastle – throwing themselves into a nail-biting top-four race.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League matches against Leicester City (W8 D4) since losing 5-3 in September 2014 under Louis van Gaal.
GOOD EVENING
And welcome to the live blog for Man Utd vs Leicester City!
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will be looking to halt city rivals Man City’s title celebrations once again.
The Red Devils fought back from a goal down at Villa Park to win 3-1 last Sunday.
A defeat at Aston Villa would have secured the Premier League title for Man City.
Leicester, on the other hand, suffered a shock 4-2 defeat at home against Newcastle – once again cutting in close in the top four race.
The Foxes have three tough Premier League fixtures to go, including Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham.
If they fail to collect any points and West Ham or Liverpool collect max points from their final three games, Leicester could drop out of the top four.
In terms of team news, United captain Harry Maguire could be handed a rest after coming off with an injury at Villa Park.
Maguire joins Dan James, Anthony Martial and Phil Jones on the injury table.
Eric Bailly is expected to come in for the England international.
As for Leicester, boss Brendan Rodgers could rotate his team with the FA Cup final coming up at the weekend.
But James Justin, Wes Morgan, Harvey Barnes and Jonny Evans all remain out.
Ayoze Perez could come into the starting line-up to add some firepower upfront.
The teamsheets are due to be released in half an hour, so don’t go anywhere!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
