After putting a massive spanner in the
works of the Premier League title race, Leicester City take on
another of the traditional North-West giants. Manchester United come
to town having finally dropped points under Ole Gunnar Soljskaer.
With Leicester not finding any consistency so far this season,
though, can we really expect them to do the business against a United
side who look utterly liberated compared to their previously
high-strung selves?
Leicester City News
Harry Maguire is a lucky boy – he
should be missing from this game through either injury or suspension.
Lucky not to be sent off at Anfied, his goal into the Kop end will
make sure he has few friends on Merseyside.
They’ll likely see him return
alongside Wes Morgan, with a debut for young midfielder Youri
Tielemans likely to come as well. Ricardo Pereira might play at
full-back, though it would be no shock to see him drop out in favor
of Danny Simpson, with the Portuguese moving up the pitch a bit.
Manchester United News
Injuries to the likes of Paul Pogba and
Anthony Martial means that they might be an immediate doubt for this
match, with a groin injury likely to keep out the French midfielder.
Other injuries could include the missing Marouane Fellaini and also
Chris Smalling.
Jesse Lingard and Ander Herrera could
come back into the side, with Alexis Sanchez also likely to be fit
once again. The Red Devils finally dropped points, though came back
from 2-0 down, so should feel good coming into this one.
Verdict
United win. Leicester are a bit of a
big game team, but they lack any kind of real consistency. It’s
hard to see them replicating the same kind of performance that they
gave at Anfield so soon after, and United are on the crest of a wave
(draw aside) making it hard to go against them too much at present.
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