Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 33Williams
- 3Bailly
- 38Tuanzebe
- 27Telles
- 34van de Beek
- 31Matic
- 19Diallo
- 8Mata
- 56Elanga
- 11Greenwood
Substitutes
- 2Lindelöf
- 6Pogba
- 7Cavani
- 10Rashford
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 23Shaw
- 26Henderson
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 39McTominay
Leicester
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Schmeichel
- 27Castagne
- 3Fofana
- 4Söyüncü
- 11Albrighton
- 25Ndidi
- 8Tielemans
- 33Thomas
- 17Pérez
- 14Iheanacho
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 10Maddison
- 12Ward
- 18Amartey
- 20Choudhury
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 28Fuchs
- 65Maswanhise
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire is set to miss a league match for the first time since signing from Leicester in 2019 because of an ankle injury.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will make further changes given they face another game against Liverpool on Thursday.
Leicester are without Jonny Evans following his withdrawal from Friday’s defeat against Newcastle because of an ongoing heel problem.
Harvey Barnes, James Justin and Wes Morgan remain on the sidelines.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Leicester have only won two of their 29 Premier League fixtures against Manchester United.
- The Foxes solitary win in their past 22 top-flight visits to Old Trafford came on 31 January 1998, when Tony Cottee scored the only goal.
- The Red Devils have scored in the subsequent 23 league matches between the sides since that defeat, which is their longest Premier League scoring streak against a single opponent.
Manchester United
- Manchester United are aiming to win five Premier League home games in a row for the first time since March 2018 under Jose Mourinho.
- This is the first time the Red Devils have recorded consecutive top-four finishes in the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager.
- They have won 10 Premier League matches after conceding first this season, a record by a team in a single season in the competition.
- United have picked up 31 points from losing positions, only three behind Newcastle United’s Premier League record set in 2001-02.
- Marcus Rashford has scored five Premier League goals against Leicester, more than against any other side.
- Bruno Fernandes has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, the most by a midfield player for a Premier League club in a single campaign since Frank Lampard also got 27 for Chelsea in 2009-10.
Leicester City
- Of Leicester’s 10 Premier League defeats this season, only two were in away fixtures: 3-0 at Liverpool on 22 November and 3-2 at West Ham United on 11 April.
- The Foxes have played back-to-back away league games without winning for the first time this season.
- They could become only the fourth side in Premier League history to win away at Manchester United and Manchester City in a single season after Everton (1992-93), Middlesbrough (2003-04) and Liverpool (2008-09).
- As a manager, Brendan Rodgers has lost 10 matches in all competitions against Manchester United – three more than he has against any other club.
- Kelechi Iheanacho has scored 15 goals in his past 16 appearances in all competitions.
Article courtesy of BBC Sport
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