Man U vs Leicester CIty
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick off: 5:30pm
Leicester City new signing, Kelechi Iheanacho, is doubtful for Saturday’s Premier League tie against highly-flying Manchester United at the Old Trafford.
Manager Craig Shakespeare said he will err on the side of caution with Iheanacho, who is still recovering from an injury, which has hindered the start of his Foxes career.
The Nigerian is expected back in action after returning from the international break in a fortnight.
Before today’s tie, Manchester United has recorded successive 4-0 victories in their opening two fixtures in the Premier League.
The Foxes travel to Old Trafford after beginning the campaign in relatively solid fashion, but it will be a tough task for Shakespeare’s side to gain a positive result at the top-flight leaders.
United earned mixed reviews for how they performed in pre-season but Jose Mourinho and his players have shown that not too much should be taken from friendly fixtures which are generally used for fitness and to bed in new signings.
Simply put, United have been juggernauts in their first two matches. Boosted by the additions of Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku, the North-West outfit look a completely different unit in comparison to the previous campaign and on this form, you cannot bet against them at least putting up a strong challenge for the league title.
On the other hand, the Foxes will always hold the tag of the former league champions but they now need to begin the next chapter and look to claim a top-10 position in the standings in May or have a run in a cup competition, both of which are more realistic expectations than causing the biggest surprise in the history of English football.
Manchester United possible XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Blind, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku.
Leicester City possible XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Albrighton, James, Ndidi, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.