Manchester United tackle Leicester Metropolis for the fourth time this season, with King Energy Stadium enjoying host to Sunday’s Premier League conflict.
The 2 sides confronted off in each home cup competitions as United continued their dominance on this fixture. The Pink Devils have gained every of the earlier 5 conferences.
Most not too long ago, Leicester had been controversially knocked out of the FA Cup at Previous Trafford because of a late Harry Maguire header which might’ve been dominated out had VAR been in use.
United have since been eradicated from the FA Cup themselves and have little to play for within the Premier League, however they’re nonetheless going sturdy in Europe. An emphatic 4-1 victory, impressed by a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick, over Actual Sociedad on Thursday evening noticed them into the final eight of the Europa League.
Leicester have lengthy regarded out of kinds with former Pink Satan Ruud van Nistelrooy on the helm, and so they enter Sunday’s bout having failed to attain of their earlier 4 outings. The hosts are nineteenth and are presently six factors adrift of Wolves in seventeenth.
Right here is 90min’s preview of the sport.
Leicester vs Man Utd head-to-head document (final 5 video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Leicester |
Man Utd |
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Chelsea 1-0 Leicester – 09/03/25 |
Man Utd 4-1 Actual Sociedad – 13/03/25 |
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West Ham 2-0 Leicester – 27/02/25 |
Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal – 09/03/25 |
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Leicester 0-4 Brentford – 21/02/25 |
Actual Sociedad 1-1 Man Utd – 06/03/25 |
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Leicester 0-2 Arsenal – 15/02/25 |
Man Utd 1-1 (3-4p) Fulham – 02/03/25 |
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Man Utd 2-1 Leicester – 07/02/25 |
Man Utd 3-2 Ipswich – 26/02/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Additional, Sky Sports activities Fundamental Occasion, Sky Sports activities Premier League, Sky Extremely HD |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports activities App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Community, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
The Foxes have lengthy been with out the providers of winger Abdul Fatawu, who’s out for the remainder of the season because of an ACL tear.
Ricardo Pereira has not too long ago returned from his damage setback however is more likely to characteristic off the bench once more this weekend. Van Nistelrooy could retain the again three from final week’s defeat at Chelsea, with the Dutchman deploying a again 4 for the primary couple of months of his tenure.
Harry Souttar has been on the periphery this time period and is out of motion with an ankle damage. Odsonne Edouard is a doubt.
Leicester predicted lineup vs Man Utd (3-4-2-1): Hermansen; Faes, Coady, Vestergaard; Justin, Soumare, Ndidi, Kristiansen; El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.
Amorim had Manuel Ugarte again on the bench on Thursday, and the Man Utd boss has mentioned Harry Maguire shall be assessed forward of Sunday’s recreation.
He additionally recommended that Mason Mount shall be again on the bench having been out since mid-December. The Englishman has an admirer in Amorim, who additionally spoke glowingly of 18-year-old Ayden Heaven in his pre-match press convention.
There’s hope Kobbie Mainoo will return in some unspecified time in the future in April. Amad Diallo, Jonny Evans, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, and Lisandro Martinez miss out once more. Patrick Dorgu is suspended.
Man Utd predicted lineup vs Leicester (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Heaven; Mazraoui, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dalot; Zirkzee, Garnacho; Hojlund.
The latest FA Cup assembly between the 2 sides was aggressive, and Van Nistelrooy, in fact, has the motivation of getting one over Amorim on Sunday – particularly given the character of their defeat within the cup.
Leicester are poor and there is not any signal that they will enhance earlier than the season attracts to an in depth, however we must always anticipate some type of resurgence on Sunday after a dire run of outcomes. Regardless of scoring 4 in midweek, United do not have the capability to streak away from the hosts, who’re sure to take pleasure in some management given what Amorim’s aspect decide to do with out the ball.
There could also be a slight hunch after Thursday’s large win, and Leicester will make United work exhausting for all three factors.
