Premier League: Manchester United vs Leicester City live
Preview
In-form Manchester United host Leicester City at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with the match scheduled to kick off at 2:00 pm (GMT) with Stuart Attwell as the center referee. On a run of seven games without a defeat, Erik ten Hag’s side should fancy themselves for the win today against The Foxes.
The Red Devils sit 3rd in the league with 46 points after 23 matches. With three wins and two draws in their last five outings, United are yet to lose a game at home since August. Against Barcelona in their last outing, Manchester United drew 2-2 away at Camp Nou with in-form striker Marcus Rashford breaking his best ever goal scoring record in a season. Six points behind Manchester City on the Premier League table, a win today will increase United’s chance of pushing higher up the log.
Leicester City sit 14th in the league with 24 points after 22 games. The Foxes have won three, lost, and drawn a game in their last five matches in all competitions. Against Spurs in their last outing, goals from Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Harvey Barnes were important in their 4-1 win over Tottenham, as they came from a goal down. Hoping to push up into the top half of the table, a win today will be huge for Brendan Rodgers’ side
Head-to-head
The last five meetings between Manchester United and Leicester City have seen three wins for Leicester City, a win for Manchester United, and a draw. Their last meeting was back in September when United won 1-0 at the KingPower. Jadon Sancho scored the only goal.
Prediction
Leicester City are in good form coming into today’s match. With great attacking threats up front, Leicester have what it takes to cause an upset at Old Trafford. United however with their impressive home record will be a tough nut to crack for the Foxes. Goals should be scored at both ends with a narrow win for United being the most probable result.