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Who would have thought that in the Premier League round 14 a match between Leicester City and Manchester United will be a showdown between the top 2 teams in the standings, but that is a fact – as the Foxes are topping the league, 1 point ahead of United.
Leicester finished last season on a high, putting together an incredible string of victories to avoid what seemed at one point certain relegation and they have not taken a step back ever since. With 28 goals scored and a single loss in 13 rounds, this Leicester team is playing excellent football and is definitely no fluke. Sure, they probably won’t be able to maintain this title-winning form for the whole season, especially as the schedule really gets tough for them starting this weekend – but they have every chance of continuing to get good results and qualify for Europe. The hosts are on the back of 4 consecutive wins, last time out a 3-0 victory at Newcastle.
Manchester United is somehow in with a chance to lead the Premier League after this round, despite being less impressive than teams like Arsenal, Man City or even Leicester. Van Gaal’s side was able to scrape victories, just like they did last round at Watford, when they scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. Having the best defense in the league with 9 goals conceded has surely been the main reason for United’s success, along with a fair share of luck. The Devils were on a 3 match winning streak before finishing 0-0 with PSV at Old Trafford midweek, playing an abysmal second half in which they were not able to create absolutely anything and could have (should have?) lost the match, as PSV was by far more dangerous in the last half hour.
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Team news & lineups:
James is the only absentee for Leicester, while United continues to be without Carrick, Jones, Valencia, Herrera and Shaw, with Rojo and Lingard to undergo late fitness tests.
Leicester City: Schmeichel – Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs – Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton, Mahrez – Ulloa, Vardy
Manchester United: De Gea – Young, Smalling, Blind, Darmian – Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger – Lingard, Rooney, Mata – Martial
Everybody expects Leicester to fall, but I believe the Foxes are here to stay and even if they had an accessible schedule and won’t be able to keep winning games in a row, they will still be very respectable and a big challenge to any top club. Looking at the way United is playing football right now and considering that they are likely to use a very similar lineup to the one that was useless against PSV, I doubt they have what it takes to claim a win at King Power Stadium.
I expect another inspired performance from Leicester, but even a moderately good game from them should be enough to keep United at bay. The only time the Foxes were dominated and exposed this season was in their single loss, against Arsenal – an offensive and penetrating team, which is the exact opposite of what United is now. Credit to the visitors for their pragmatism and ability to scrape of wins, but those qualities might not suffice today. After all, Leicester won their home fixture against Man United last year 5-3. My tip is Leicester City to win or draw (1X double chance). Prediction: Leicester City – Manchester United 2-1.
Pick: 1X
Odds: 1.67 @ Unibet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.36
Event date: 28 November
