Confirmed XI: United v Leicester – Elanga, Sancho, Fernandes and Pogba start against the Foxes

Ronaldo not involved in Leicester clash; United need to dig deep and get the win

Manchester United return to Premier League action against Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday – almost three weeks after the club exited from the UEFA Champions League after a 2-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid.

Ralf Rangnick’s team will need to win their remaining matches in the league this season in order to have a good chance of finishing in the top four, earning Champions League football next season. United have fallen to sixth in the league ahead of this match.

Tottenham Hotspur sit in fifth, a point ahead of United after 29 matches have been played by both. Arsenal sit in fourth, four points ahead of United still with a match in hand (playing 28 matches so far). It will be a tough task for United to reach fourth this season.

That said, Arsenal will face Spurs, Chelsea, United and West Ham during the run in this season, also facing Everton and Leeds United, who are in a relegation battle. Spurs will face Arsenal and Liverpool in their run in with United facing Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in their run in.

Manchester United:

De Gea;

Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw;

Fred, McTominay;

Elanga, Pogba, Sancho;

Fernandes

Substitutes:

Henderson; Lindelöf, Jones, Telles, Wan-Bissaka; Mata, Lingard, Matić; Rashford

Leicester City:

Schmeichel;

Justin, Evans, Fofana, Castagne;

Tielemans, Mendy;

Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes;

Iheanacho

Substitutes:

Jakupovic; Söyüncü, Amartey, Pereira; Albrighton, Choudhury; Perez, Daka, Lookman

United and Leicester have met 31 times in the Premier League. United have won 19 times, drawn eight times with the Foxes winning four times. United have scored 65 goals, winning four penalties and scoring three of them. Leicester have scored 30 goals, winning two penalties and scoring both.

United have kept 14 clean sheets with the Foxes keeping just two. Discipline has been an issue with United players receiving 41 yellow cards and one red card and Leicester players being shown 35 yellow cards and three red cards. United must win this match.

John Curtis, Mark Robins, Danny Drinkwater, Matty James, Ron-Robert Zieler, Colin Gibson, John Doherty, Robbie Savage, Keith Gillespie, Ritchie De Laet, Tom Cleverley, Jonny Evans, Tom Lawrence, Michael Keane, Jesse Lingard, Nick Powell, Danny Simpson have played for both clubs.

Harry Maguire is the most recent transfer between the two clubs with the England defender signing for United in an £80 million deal during the summer of 2019. The United captain is subject to a lot of criticism at this time and was booed whist playing for England in the past week.

Written by John Walker

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