Man U vs. Leicester City
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick off: 2:05pm
Leicester City could celebrate the greatest day in the club’s history on Sunday (today) when they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United
The Foxes go into today’s match knowing that victory would clinch their first ever top-flight title following arguably the most remarkable season that English football has ever seen.
Manchester United have been here and done it all before, but they have been forced to watch on from afar this season after it became evident early on that they wouldn’t be able to keep pace with the flying Foxes.
In fairness, not many teams have, but the contrast between United and Leicester is greater than most considering the Red Devils’ past Premier League dominance and where they find themselves now.
While Leicester have delighted fans with free-flowing, high-scoring football at times, and gritty 1-0 wins at others – both formerly hallmarks of Sir Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering sides – United’s supporters have found themselves continually bemoaning Louis van Gaal’s slow and stodgy style.
The results themselves have not been too bad at home, and United actually boast the best points-per-game ratio in the entire league in front of their own fans, but their away form has let them down and left them playing catch-up for a top-four spot.
Games against Norwich City and Bournemouth either side of that look easier on paper, but two wins from their final four games is unlikely to be good enough, so they could find themselves needing to spoil the party today.
United still need six points to ensure that they don’t record their lowest-ever Premier League points tally, but they do go into Sunday’s match having gone nine unbeaten at Old Trafford and with only two home defeats in 27 all season.