Leicester vs Manchester United, Premier League - as it happened!
Re-live all the action from the King Power Stadium
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Manchester United travel to Leicester looking to put their midweek defeat at the hands of Bristol City behind them. They take on a Leicester side who have rediscovered their form under Claude Puel but, if last week's humiliation against Crystal Palace is anything to go by, remain defensively vulnerable. Stick around for the live action as it happens!
Good evening and welcome to the Independent's live coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Leicester City and Manchester United. We'll be bringing you all the latest goals, updates and analysis from the King Power Stadium so make sure to stay tuned!
[Coverage starts at 6.45pm]
Team news
Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Ndidi, Iborra, Mahrez, Gray, Albrighton, Vardy.
Subs: Chilwell, King, Hamer, Dragovic, Amartey, Slimani, Okazaki.
Manchester United: de Gea, Jones, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Lukaku.
Subs: Rojo, Ibrahimovic, Rashford, Romero, Ander Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Shaw.
We're just over 15 minutes from kick-off at the King Power Stadium. Will Manchester United get the win they need to narrow the gap to league leaders City to 11 points or will the Foxes compound United's misery after Wednesday's shock Carabao Cup defeat to Bristol City?
Pre-match quotes from Claude Puel
On criticism levelled at him for fielding a weakened side against Manchester City in midweek: "It was normal to make changes in midweek. If you want to keep players fresh, it's important to give them some rest. I have no regrets about this. Against Manchester City we were close to winning. We were unlucky in the end."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Leicester vs Manchester United - last five meetings
- Manchester United 2-0 Leicester, August 2017 (Premier League)
- Leicester 0-3 Manchester United, February 2017 (Premier League)
- Manchester United 4-1 Leicester, September 2016 (Premier League)
- Leicester 1-2 Manchester United, August 2016 (Community Shield)
- Manchester United 1-1 Leicester, May 2016 (Premier League)
The two teams are out on the pitch ahead of kick-off in just a few minutes.
2' - Chris Smalling gets up well to meet Juan Mata's cross but the United defender puts his header a good few feet over Kasper Schmeichel's crossbar.
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