Leicester vs Man U
Venue: King Power Stadium
Kick off: 8:45PM
Leicester and Manchester United will look to put midweek cup disappointments behind them when they return to Premier League duty this evening.
Leicester’s bubble under Claude Puel was burst in emphatic fashion last week when their run of four straight wins was brought to an abrupt halt with a 3-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace.
A Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City followed on Tuesday and 24 hours later, United were shocked by Bristol City in the same competition.
United remain the closest challengers to runaway leaders Manchester City at the top of the Premier League – albeit 11 points behind – and will need a win at the 2015/16 champions to maintain any semblance of pressure on their rivals.
Demarai Gray is available for selection after a three-man FA panel failed to unanimously agree on whether or not he successfully deceived a match official in Leicester’s Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City.
Jose Mourinho made 10 changes to his side for the 2-1 defeat to Bristol City in the Carabao Cup and is likely to do so again this evening although Paul Pogba should retain his place in midfield.
Leicester City have lost 13 of their last 17 Premier League games against Manchester United (W1 D3).
Manchester United have lost just one of their last 12 league visits to Leicester (W7 D4), a 5-3 defeat in September 2014.
Mourinho has won five of his six Premier League matches against Leicester City – the exception was a 2-1 defeat in his final match in charge of Chelsea in December 2015.
Jesse Lingard has scored in each of his last three Premier League away games, netting four goals in total. He’d only scored three goals in his previous 29 on the road in the competition.
Romelu Lukaku has been involved in five goals in his last six Premier League games against Leicester City (four goals, one assist) – however, the Belgian failed to score a penalty against the Foxes earlier this season at Old Trafford.
Jamie Vardy is still one goal shy of hitting 50 in the Premier League – his first in the competition came in Leicester’s 5-3 win over Man Utd in September 2014, while he set the record for most consecutive Premier League games scored in by a player (11) with his strike against the Red Devils in November 2015.
Leicester City possible XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Mahrez, Ndidi, lborra, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Man U possible XI: De Gea, Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku.