Leicester City vs Man United

Erik ten Hag is in search of continued good form against Brendan Rodgers' Foxes.

Sergino Dest was a target, [but that is now unlikely](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/sergino-dest-transfer-usmnt-defender-set-to-move-to-serie-a-champions-ac-milan-from-barcelona/) with Aaron Wan Bissaka set to stay. Leicester: Three straight losses and Wesley Fofana leaving for Chelsea has made for a deflating start to the season. Both teams to score with United winning by a goal would not be a surprise. Pick: A narrow United win makes sense here. Another loss would have alarm bells well and truly ringing in Leicestershire while a third consecutive victory would continue United's recovery. Rodgers has a job on to avoid being the next manager under pressure after Scott Parker's dismissal and an ability to reinvest much of the Fofana fee will not help.

It's been a tremendous week of Premier League football with all ten clubs in action. There have been big wins for Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal, while Spurs ...

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Leicester City host Manchester United at the King Power Stadium on Thursday with the Foxes and Red Devils heading in opposite directions.

[followed up two defeats to start the season with two gritty wins](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/08/27/southampton-vs-manchester-united-red-devils-back-to-back-wins-video-highlights/). Bruno Fernandes has looked back to his old self after being given the armband and extra responsibility in the No. ETH has delayed Casemiro’s first start and brings Cristiano Ronaldo, Luke Shaw, and Harry Maguire on the bench. With Casemiro arriving, plus Antony soon to join him, United will soon have extra fight and quality in midfield and attack too. United are winless in their last five games against Leicester (in all competitions) and they haven’t won back-to-back PL away games in almost a year. There is an air of negativity around the Foxes and Brendan Rodgers is battling against disgruntled fans who have seen their talented squad take an almighty leap backwards over the summer.

Minute-by-minute report: Will the Foxes escape the bottom of the table or can United continue their recent improvement? Join Rob Smyth.

A high-profile win against an improving but still eminently beatable Manchester United would reduce the noise and lift Leicester off the bottom of the table. At his best, he’s fine – I thought he was player of the match in the Europa League final, for example. They have had vile luck with injuries over the last couple of years, and their net spend since Rodgers took over in 2019 is among the lowest in the league. A year ago, Brendan Rodgers was the same odds as Erik ten Hag to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager. I know he’s not the best player in the world, I know he occasionally behaves like a 25-year-old, but I bloody love James Maddison. Eventually the ball was fed into Eriksen, who dummied to go across goal and then dragged a shot past the near post. 13 min “Rob,” says Rod Wooden, “never mind about Ronaldo being on the bench against Norwich, he would probably be only a substitute for Norwich at the moment. A transfer request when he was left out at home to Norwich? “I imagine he was a bit surprised that Champions League clubs were not lining up to get him.” Dalot collected a Leicester goalkick and flipped the ball down the right to Fernandes. 18 min Maddison is starting to impose his personality on the game. I’m sorry but it is really getting on my nerves and not so much the decisions but time which just shows incompetence.”

Erik ten Hag's side has won both of its last games, while Leicester City is winless in its last three in the league.

Leicester City on the other hand, has started terribly in the league. Manchester United’s looks to sustain its winning momentum with the side to face Leicester City in the Premier League on Thursday at the King Power Stadium, Leicester. Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the Leicester City vs Manchester United match from the King Power Stadium.

KING POWER STADIUM, LEICESTER — Although transfer deadline day is dominating the headlines, there is some football to be played tonight, too, as Leicester ...

20 mins to KO: The Red Devils are searching for a first win in six over Leicester. United strike as Rashford plays a nice short ball behind Leicester's last man and into the path of Sancho, who gets beyond Danny Ward and slots in coolly. 30th min: United are quite happy to keep possession now, with the scoreline giving Christian Eriksen a chance to start purring from his deep midfield position. Fernandes then plays in his compatriot for a third chance, but Ronaldo goes too wide and there are no teammates to meet his ball across the box. Ronaldo is of course up top, with Rashford moving to the left. HALF-TIME: Boos from a smattering of home fans as the players head down the tunnel. Moments later, the Brazilian made an interception in a dangerous area and then immediately played a great cross-field ball to Fernandes on the right flank. But that in itself will satisfy the Dutchman, who rode the rockiest of waves to start his United career, and has now enjoyed a memorable win over Liverpool to stem the tide and some plain sailing with back-to-back away victories. Ronaldo was surprisingly strong from the bench, too, crafting several opportunities to extend the lead, and being lively across the frontline. The Red Devils held on to end a run of five games against Leicester without a win, and ensure spirits are high ahead of Sunday’s huge home clash with league leaders Arsenal. United took their foot off the gas and controlled proceedings with comfort, as Leicester struggled to make any inroads. The former Borussia Dortmund star had began the game well, interchanging with Bruno Fernandes and each of United’s attacks seeming to flow through him.

Jadon Sancho's first-half goal was enough to give Manchester United its third-straight win, a 1-0 defeat of struggling Leicester City on Thursday.

It was a bid to try and swing the match back in United’s favor. Sancho finding his footing: It took a year and three managers, but Jadon Sancho’s looking more like the Sancho who lit up the Bundesliga. It’s been a tough run of fixtures, as the Foxes have lost to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Southampton, but this team is a far cry from good or even fun. Brendan Rodgers has done plenty of good in his time as a boss but he’s got a massive challenge ahead as Jamie Vardy doesn’t look right, Youri Tielemans is going to leave within a year, and Patson Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho are not getting minutes. It was a brave move but one he simply had to make at the time (Cristiano Ronaldo and Luke Shaw also lost their places). It’s what you get when a manager is given real power and it has United in a much-improved position even before Casemiro or Antony start a match in red.

Leicester City host Manchester United at the King Power Stadium, with the two teams going into the match under different types of pressure.

With the arrivals of Casemiro from Real Madrid and Antony from Ajax, United will now be aiming to win consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since last September. In particular, United will be hoping Marcus Rashford can kick on against a happy stomping ground at the King Power Stadium. On paper, Casemiro will bring some much-needed quality in front of the United defence. The Foxes are without a win their opening four games and head into tonight’s fixture rooted at the bottom of the Premier League table. The Brazil international is excited to get started, saying “This is an incredible moment in my career to be joining one of the most iconic clubs in the world." •2h ago Leicester City's forward has yet to find the back of the net this season, having scored at least 15 goals in each of the last five Premier League seasons. In case you missed it, Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on an initial loan deal. Today marks the first time since 2015 that Leicester City began the day sitting at the bottom of the table. [bringing in Wout Faes from Reims to replace Wesley Fofana](https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/transfer-deadline-news-live/uIaufjyfJ58Q/). The kick-off time for the match is at 8pm BST (12pm PT or 3pm ET). [Victor Lindelof](https://theathletic.com/football/player/victor-lindelof-KTCFlS2lUObXRtJa/) returned to training this week.