MANCHESTER United have the chance to arrest some poor recent Premier League form on Saturday when they host Leicester City.
In the midweek EFL Cup games, there were contrasting fortunes for the two teams. Manchester United defeated Northampton 3-1 away, while Leicester lost 4-2 after extra-time to Chelsea.
Latest odds from SunBets
Home win – 13/20 Draw – 29/10 Away win – 4/1
Form guide
(Previous five games in all competitions)
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Team news
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho could be set to drop Wayne Rooney from his starting XI, and he isn’t the only one likely to face the axe.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri faces a tough call which two of Jamie Vardy, Islam Slimani and Shinji Okazaki to pair up front.
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Where can I watch it?
Sky Sports 1 will be showing live coverage from 11.30am, while 5 Live will have radio commentary.
The game kicks off at 12.30pm on Saturday. Highlights will be shown on Match Of The Day on BBC1 at 10.30pm.
Alternatively you can follow all the action with our live blog from 12pm or our individual match commentaries.
Match stats
Manchester United are undefeated in the last four meetings between the two teams. Leicester’s last win came back on September 21 when they triumphed 5-3.
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What they said
In a terse television interview before the Northampton game, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was twice asked what he wanted from Rooney. “Goals,” came the reply from the stern-faced Portuguese coach, both times. United won 3-1 but Rooney, who started the match as a central striker before dropping deeper in the second half, did not score.
Following the defeat to Chelsea, Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri saw many positives to take forward into the Manchester United clash. “We need a lot of players and have a very good squad to cope with matches in Europe, so we can change the team but it doesn’t change the spirit of the team,” he told Sky Sports News.
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