Surprising Premier League leaders Leicester City will be trying to retain top spot with a victory over title challengers Manchester United at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Red Devils are one point behind the Foxes at the top of the rankings. Last season Leicester clinched a spectacular 5-3 victory over Man United at the King Power Stadium, but Louis Van Gaal and his men got revenge with a 3-1 at Old Trafford. United have won 10 of the previous 11 league matches against Leicester.
What started as a pleasant surprise grew into a real shock as Leicester are leading the Premier League table after 13 matches. Most people expected them to fight for survival, as they did last season, but new manager Claudio Ranieri has led the club to stunning results so far. An important contribution was given by striker Jamie Vardy, who scored last weekend in the 3-0 victory over Newcastle. He bagged goals in 10 consecutive Premier League matches and is looking to break Ruud van Nistelrooy's record if he scores again this weekend. Matty James is the only unavailable player for Leicester due to a serious knee injury he sustained last summer.
Manchester United produced yet another goalless draw this week when they faced PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. The fans were not pleased and jeers could be heard at the end of the match. However, United are still well into the race for the Premier League title, if they beat Leicester they will go top of the table. Louis Van Gaal will probably change a few names in his line up compared to the Champions League match, Juan Mata should feature while Jesse Lingard might be placed on the bench.
Probable line-ups:
Leicester: Schmeichel - Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs - Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton, Mahrez - Ulloa, Vardy
Man United: De Gea - Young, Smalling, Jones, Blind - Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger - Depay, Rooney, Mata - Martial
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Leicester win - 3.10 Draw - 3.50 Man United win - 2.40
sharpe
8 years ago
@ Johnny- You are on a hot streak mate: ) I was not able to saw that game but for me if MU or Arsenal wants to be a champion this season, games like these are must win!! I don't want to underestimate Leicester squad but both MU and Arsenal dropping too many points in a times when the favourite City which have a deepest...
@ Johnny- You are on a hot streak mate: ) I was not able to saw that game but for me if MU or Arsenal wants to be a champion this season, games like these are must win!! I don't want to underestimate Leicester squad but both MU and Arsenal dropping too many points in a times when the favourite City which have a deepest squad is shaky. City will raise their form sooner or later and probably will make a long winning streak, that's why it was important for the other title contenders to have some advantage when this happened. And they don't do it, didn't take advantage of that!!!
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JohnnyK
8 years ago
Damn, I've got the prediction right again :))
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GREGJO
8 years ago
This is almost unbelievable but I have to say this is the match of the current round. Leicester City under the management of Claudio Ranieri are in the first place and they host the Red Devils who are in the second place. The visitors have the best defense in the league (0,7 goal/match) whilst the home side have one of...
This is almost unbelievable but I have to say this is the match of the current round. Leicester City under the management of Claudio Ranieri are in the first place and they host the Red Devils who are in the second place. The visitors have the best defense in the league (0,7 goal/match) whilst the home side have one of the best attacks (2,2 goals/match). Vardy is in red hot form and all eyes will be on him and his potential record breaking strike here. Ranieri is a very experienced coach (I really liked his Valencia as well) but I think Manchester United have a better squad. I hope Vardy will score a goal but I bet on draw in this game because I think this is the most likely result. I hope we'll see a good match with a lot of goals so my correct score prediction is 2-2.
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