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Leicester City vs Manchester United: Premier League Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups, and Dream11 Predictions

Leicester City vs Manchester United is the upcoming match, Man Utd will look for stability under ETH and Rodgers will look to survive the sack

Avignyan MukhopadhyaySeptember 1, 2022 at 06:19 AM • 6 min read
Leicester City vs Manchester United is the upcoming match, Man Utd will look for stability under ETH and Rodgers will look to survive the sack

Leicester City vs Manchester United is the upcoming match where Man Utd will look for some stability under Ten hag and Brendon Rodgers will look to survive the sack.

Leicester City vs Manchester United: Sportz Point
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Date, Kick Off and Location:

The Premier League 2022-23 matchweek 5 fixtures, including Leicester City vs Manchester United, will be telecast live on the Star Sports Select 1. Star Sports Select 2 and their respective HD TV channels in India. Live streaming in India will be on Disney+ Hotstar.

It will be played at the King Power Stadium with a 12;30am IST kick-off.

Leicester City vs Manchester United: Match Preview:

Leicester City might not have envisioned to be sitting at the bottom of the Premier League table when the 2022/23 season began, despite the lack of spending at the Midlands club. But Brendan Rodgers has struggled to galvanise his squad thus far, with the Foxes taking home just one point from four games thus far. And Leicester's last three games have all ended in defeat.

Like Leicester, Manchester United sat at the bottom of the Premier League standings after losing their first two games of the season. But the Red Devils have found some form in their last couple of outings, beating Liverpool and Southampton by the odd goal to climb into the top half ahead of the latest gameweek. And Erik ten Hag will hope Manchester United's current run continues.

The corresponding fixture last season saw Leicester City come from behind to beat Manchester United 4-2 in what was the beginning of the end for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the Red Devils boss. Ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter.

Team News:

Leicester City:

Brendan Rodgers does not have any injury concerns hampering his preparations ahead of the visit of Manchester United. On Thursday, the Leicester City manager might be bereft of the services of as many as three first-team players.

Rodgers is sweating over the fitness of James Maddison, in particular, with the English playmaker recovering from a knock, although he might have a chance to feature against Manchester United. But Ricardo Pereira (Achilles) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) remain on the sidelines due to their respective injuries.

Since Kasper Schmeichel's departure from the King Power Stadium, Danny Ward has established himself as the new first-choice goalkeeper for Leicester City. The Welsh international will see his team line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Manchester United, with Timothy Castagne and James Justing starting as the two full-backs.

aniel Amartey will continue to pair up with former Manchester United centre-back Jonny Evans at the heart of the Leicester City defence as the Foxes continue to scour the market for a replacement for the Chelsea-bound Wesley Fofana. Up ahead in midfield, Wilfred Ndidi will hope to return to the starting eleven.

Ndidi will hope to keep a lid on Bruno Fernandes's output, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Youri Tielemans providing him defensive support. But Dewsbury-Hall and Tielemans will primarily look to provide the forward thrust to Leicester from the middle of the park.

Jamie Vardy will spearhead the Leicester City attack against Manchester United and aim to use his deadly change of pace to good effect against Raphael Varane. In addition, the tricky Harvey Barnes can give Diogo Dalot some trouble with his nippiness. Finally, Ayoze Perez should return to the team if Maddison is not fit enough to start.

Manchester United:

Like his counterpart in the Leicester City dugout, Erik ten Hag should have the same resources at his disposal as he did this past weekend ahead of the trip to the King Power Stadium. The Manchester United manager will be without four first-team players on Thursday.

The major absentee for Manchester United is Anthony Martial, with the Frenchman nursing an Achilles injury. While Martial unlikely to return against Leicester, he will likely be back in the starting eleven on the weekend against Arsenal, which will have more stakes. The other players on the sidelines are Victor Lindelof, Brandon Williams and Facundo Pellistri.

David de Gea remains the first-choice goalkeeper for Manchester United despite his shortcomings in Erik ten Hag's system. And the visitors will take up a 4-2-3-1 formation against Leicester City, with Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez continuing their solid central defensive partnership.

The duo made a solid impression again versus Southampton this past weekend and will continue to forge their partnership. Diogo Dalot is irreplaceable at right-back currently, while Tyrell Malacia has seemingly usurped Luke Shaw on the left flank after a couple of solid displays.

Casemiro should make his first start for Manchester United against Leicester after appearing off the bench on Saturday for his debut. The Brazilian international will strengthen Manchester United's midfield, with Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes providing defensive support.

Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes will also generate the creative impetus from the central areas, looking to push Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho forward. Meanwhile, Anthony Elanga might start ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo again, with the Swede looking to trouble James Justin with his directness.

Leicester City vs Manchester United: Head to Head:

Manchester United have a good record against Leicester City and have won 68 out of the 135 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to the Foxes' 36 victories.

Leicester City are unbeaten in their last four matches in the Premier League - their only unbeaten run longer than this one stretched for nine games and ended in 1977.

Predicted Line-ups:

Leicester City Predicted Lineup (4-3-3): Ward; Castagne, Amartey, Evans, Justin; Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Tielemans; Perez, Vardy, Barnes

Manchester United Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): de Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia; Casemiro, Eriksen; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford

LCI vs MUN: Dream11 Predictions:

Leicester City vs Manchester United: Dream11
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Avignyan Mukhopadhyay

Avignyan Mukhopadhyay was a football writer at Sportz Point, where he provided insightful match analyses, tactical breakdowns, and in-depth coverage of the game. His passion for football and attention to detail brought engaging content to fans, making complex strategies and player performances easier to understand.

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