Manchester United will travel to the West Midlands to take on Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday night in what is set to be a battle between two of the losing quarter-finalists in the Carabao Cup. Both clubs suffered a minor setback during their last outing and will now look to bounce back after resting some key players in midweek for this crunch league clash. Jose Mourinho is still hoping that his side can come back into the title race after they have fallen 11 points behind league leaders Manchester City after their derby day home defeat at Old Trafford at the hands of Pep Guardiola’s men. The Red Devils will now face the Foxes who have recently stumbled against Crystal Palace after a run of four consecutive victories in the Premier League.
The history of the fixture of late makes a grim reading for the Midlands club as the Reds of Manchester has beaten Leicester in their last four encounters and are also unbeaten in their seven previous meetings between the two clubs. Jose Mourinho is expected to opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and will definitely look to return to his trusted eleven after making a string of changes in their midweek defeat at Bristol City.
4-2-3-1 Manchester United Predicted Lineup To Face Leicester City
Defence
David De Gea will once again start in goal for Manchester United and the Spanish goalkeeper might be protected by a back four of Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in central defence while Marcos Rojo starts as a left-back and Ashley Young shifts to the right-hand side of the backline. Mourinho might alternatively use Matteo Darmian on the right-back position and make use Young’s services on the left who has been in terrific form this season. Antonio Valencia will definitely miss out following a hamstring injury he suffered last weekend.
The Red Devils currently possess the joint best defence in the league and the United boss will be hoping that his backline can keep another clean sheet at the King Power Stadium in their quest to bag the three points.
Midfield
Paul Pogba is set to return to Premier League action alongside Nemanja Matic in central midfield. The attacking trio of Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata may be deployed with Marcus Rashford set to come on from the bench to make an impact if needed later on in the game.
The trio has been brilliant in recent away games so the fans of the Manchester outfit will be hoping that they can continue their good form at the opposition half.
Attack
Romelu Lukaku will once again lead the lines for the Red Devils after coming on to make an impressive cameo in midweek versus Bristol City.
