When Manchester United travels to Leicester City, they will be trying to get back on track in the Premier League. Here are some predictions in Premier League football news, Leicester City vs Manchester United, playing on Saturday afternoon.
United have only picked up one point from their last two league games, losing to Aston Villa at home. The Red Devils then drew 1-1 with Everton before the international break (football news).
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team is fourth in the table. They are thus only two points behind champions Chelsea heading into the next round of Premier League games.
Team News
Leicester City
- The key midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, who suffered a thigh injury before the break, will miss the rest of the month.
- Meanwhile, Hamza Choudhury will be hoping to keep his starting spot.
- Brendan Rodgers may be anxious to start Jonny Evans after he could play for Northern Ireland during the international break.
- At the same time, Jannik Vestergaard is ready to go for Leicester City.
- Ricardo Pereira and Timothy Castagne are vying for the right-back spot.
- And Wesley Fofana is still out for the Foxes, but James Justin is close to returning.
- In recent weeks, James Maddison has fallen out of favor. And he may have to make do with a spot on the bench against Manchester United.
Leicester City possible starting lineup: Scmeichel; Bertrand, Soyuncu, Evans, Pereira; Barnes, Tielemans, Choudhury, Lookman; Vardy, Iheanacho
Manchester United
- Marcus Rashford could make his first matchday squad of the season on Saturday and Amad Diallo’s recuperation isn’t far behind.
- Raphael Varane may miss the rest of October after suffering a groin injury while playing for France earlier this week.
- Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof may finally start together for the first time since February. But captain Harry Maguire will miss out on playing once again.
- Due to their late return from international service, finally, Fred and Edinson Cavani are unlikely to be available.
Manchester United possible starting lineup: de Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw; Pogba, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo
Match Facts
- United have won all 29 of their away matchups (Premier League).
- In five of Leicester’s past six games, they have scored over 2.5 goals have been scored (Premier League).
- At the same time, in their last three games, Leicester have conceded at least two goals (Premier League).
Premier League Football News – Leicester City vs Manchester United
- With only two wins in their first seven games, Leicester have had an unusually bad start to the season. They are having difficulty creating chances and are giving up a lot of possession to their opponents.
- Meanwhile, Manchester United are also going through a difficult period. This is the start of a challenging run of games for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is under much criticism. United has won just two of their past six games and has only played well in spurts throughout the season.
- Jamie Vardy has six goals in seven league games for Leicester this season. And certainly, he will be licking his lips at the idea of facing Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof. He should thus be confident in his ability to snap his five-game league goalless streak against the Red Devils.
- Solskjaer will also be missing his dependable midfielder Fred, whom the fans of the club will decidely not miss. So, it’s easy to envisage Leicester tearing through United at will on Saturday, particularly on the counter-attack. Their Premier League unbeaten streak of 29 games away from home will be in much jeopardy here.
