£31m ace starts, Dorgu absent | Predicted Man Utd line-up (3-4-2-1) vs Leicester with Heaven decision made
Manchester United travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City in the Premier League this evening.
The Red Devils progressed to the last eight of the Europa League after a 5-2 aggregate win over Real Sociedad.
They should be full of confidence ahead of the Midlands trip to face the Foxes, who have conceded 62 goals thus far.
United manager Ruben Amorim may not make more than one change with the international break coming up.
The Red Devils have already beaten the Foxes three times in as many competitions and are favourites to pick up another win.
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Predicted Line-up:
Andre Onana has been ever-present in goal for the Red Devils in the Premier League. He is expected to continue between the sticks against the Foxes.
In front of him, there could be a solitary change in the backline. Patrick Dorgu will be serving the final game of his three-match domestic suspension.
Victor Lindelof, signed for £31 million by United in 2017, is expected to partner Matthijs de Ligt and Ayden Heaven in the back three, with Noussair Mazraoui moving into a wing-back role.
Heaven has been a revelation since his winter arrival from Arsenal. He won 100 percent of his duels in his full debut midweek and is poised to keep his place.
Noussair Mazraoui is expected to move to right wing-back, with Diogo Dalot on the opposite end.
Manuel Ugarte has not featured for the Red Devils over the last two weeks due to injury, and Amorim does not need to rush him back to action today.
Casemiro was superb against Sociedad, winning seven duels with four recoveries. The Brazilian should continue to partner ‘captain fantastic’ Bruno Fernandes in central midfield.
Further forward, the manager is finally getting the best of his young trio. Joshua Zirkee and Alejandro Garnacho have impressed as a pairing in attacking midfield.
Rasmus Hojlund has failed to score in 21 straight games for United, but he won a crucial penalty and provided an assist on Thursday.
The Denmark international has the chance to break the streak against one of the worst defences in the English top-flight this campaign.
How Man Utd could line up vs Leicester City today
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Article written by Sri Aswin .