Pre Match Leicester v Manchester United

[Brown Nose]

Another opportunity to show up against a Man Utd team this Saturday, with a 12.30pm kick off live on BT Sports.

Man Utd have won their last 9 successive away PL matches, which includes that critical match at the end of last season where we bottled it for a place in the Champions League.

Despite their undoubted vulnerabilities, it looks like they will be one point behind us coming into this match with a game in hand. They are without a doubt one of the teams we are competing with for a top four finish.

Our record against Man Utd since we came back up in 2014 is shocking. Since that initial 5-3 win, we've played 11, drawn 3 and lost 8. Considering how weak they have been in many of those encounters, we definitely have an issue when we face them.

The only time we have previously played Man Utd on Boxing Day was in 1938. We lost 3-0 at Old Trafford.

In terms of team selection, BR has said that Soyuncu will be available for either this game or the Palace one two days later. I'd expect BR to do what he did last season and make a pretty complete rotation between the two Xmas fixtures.

 

[Miles Away]

I feel as pessimistic as this as I did about Spurs.

 

[fitz]

Today's game looks like the one to keep Ole in a job this week. Those games are usually followed by some superb clowning around. Stick 3-0 to us on as a bet, 3 own goals for Maguire.

 

[Miles Away]

If we do beat them, then I’ll start thinking anything is possible.

 

[SJN-Fox]

They are currently giving Leeds a right good seeing to.

 

[Micky]

Leeds are like Keegan's Newcastle but a fair bit shitter.

 

[Brown Nose]

BR will probably rotate all 10 outfield players for the two Xmas games. He rotated 9 of the 10 outfield players in the two matches last season. So, something like this maybe?

Line up for Man Utd:

Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Praet, Perez, Vardy, Barnes

Line up for Palace:

Schmeichel, Amartey, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Albrighton, Mendy, Choudhury, Thomas, Maddison, Under, Iheanacho

 

[Payne74]

BR will probably rotate all 10 outfield players for the two Xmas games. He rotated 9 of the 10 outfield players in the two matches last season. So, something like this maybe?

Line up for Man Utd:

Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Praet, Perez, Vardy, Barnes

Line up for Palace:

Schmeichel, Amartey, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Albrighton, Mendy, Choudhury, Thomas, Maddison, Under, Iheanacho

Probably the best squad of 21 players Leicester have had in their entire history.
The only weak player is Iheanacho and he still scores somehow...

 

[Miles Away]

Should be unchanged, I think.

United will approach the game much like Spurs did.

 

[pork pie fox]

Our absence of a Carabao Cup fixture this week is a good thing.

 

[parafox]

Our absence of a Carabao Cup fixture this week is a good thing.

And Man U do have one against Everton on the 23rd... obviously they'll field their youth team but it still gives them more to deal with.

 

[Graz]

I think it will be more or less an unchanged team.

Could potentially see Praet come in though, but would prefer the same team if we can

 

[FOX Franks]

And Man U do have one against Everton on the 23rd... obviously they'll field their youth team but it still gives them more to deal with.

I’m not sure I agree with that. Ole will be desperate to put a trophy in that cabinet. I think he’ll be realistic about whether they can win the league. Can see them going for the Carabao.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Man U appear to have turned a corner and that's a testament to sticking with their manager through some turbulence. We've not had the best of times against them even when they've been shit. Hopefully we can remind Harry McSlabhead how shit he is...

 

[Blue Maniac]

Man U appear to have turned a corner

They’ll reverse back round it soon enough

 

[FOX Franks]

They’ll reverse back round it soon enough

I’m not so sure. They might have crashed out of the champions league but they don’t seem to know when they’re beaten. It’s quite reminiscent of us in the first half of THAT season in a way.

 

[Lako42]

I’m not so sure. They might have crashed out of the champions league but they don’t seem to know when they’re beaten. It’s quite reminiscent of us in the first half of THAT season in a way.

Behave ffs

 

[mabrah]

Difficult to call. Both teams can be shite. On paper, a neutral would probably favour them. I don't want to call it.

 

[pork pie fox]

We normally shit the bed against these, so I'm not that confident.

 

[Payne74]

We normally shit the bed against these, so I'm not that confident.

I thought the same vs Spuds so now I'm on the fence