Manchester United welcome Leicester City to Old Trafford this afternoon in their fifth Premier League match of the season. After a great start at home resulting in Chelsea being beaten 4-0, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side has been poor since, drawing with Wolverhampton Wanderers, losing to Crystal Palace and drawing with Southampton.
Brendan Rodgers’ team will be looking for their first victory over United at Old Trafford in more than 21 years with their last victory at the Theatre of Dreams in January 1998. Leicester have had a good start to the season, currently sitting in third place in the league, with United sitting in eighth after three poor results.
September sees United’s number of matches increase with the UEFA Europa League and the Carabao Cup set to start with United facing FC Astana (19/9) and Rochdale (25/9) respectively this month. In order to get back to winning ways, turning the season around, Solskjaer will need to find the answers to the problem he faces; getting the best out of his team.
Manchester United:
De Gea;
Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young;
Matic, McTominay;
Pereira, Mata, James;
Rashford
Substitutes:
Romero; Jones, Tuanzebe; Fred, Gomes; Greenwood, Chong
Leicester City:
Schmeichel;
Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell;
Ndidi;
Gray, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison;
Vardy
Substitutes:
Ward; Justin, Morgan; Albrighton, Praet; Barnes, Perez
United has played Leicester 128 times with United winning 66 matches, drawing 29 and losing 33 times. Leicester last defeated United on the 21 September 2014 in the Premier League, winning 5-3 at the King Power Stadium. In the last 10 meetings, United are undefeated, winning seven times, drawing three times. This time though it could be a tough match.
