It's one of the biggest yet as the outcome of the upcoming encounter should deliver the final outlook of the league table.

Match Preview

If there was such thing as the 'grand finale' of the English Premier League, the upcoming clash between Leicester City and Manchester United will secure the qualification as such with little to no opposition whatsoever. In Sunday's encounter, both clubs will seek to earn a Champions League spot with the perfect result in what has been a prolonged season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

For Leicester City, their manager Brendan Rodgers has already opined that it will be a huge 'disappointment' for the Foxes if they fail to secure Champions League football for next season. Indeed, not many envisaged the King Power Stadium outfit being in their current predicament considering how well they started the season and their status prior to the suspension of the league necessitated by the emerged of COVID-19 in the UK.

Back in December, Leicester were the closest rivals of current champions Liverpool in the race for the championship. Going into the new year, they were 14 points ahead of a struggling Manchester United side who are now a draw away from denying the former the opportunity to play in Europe's elite club competition.

Needless to say, 'Project Restart' has particularly been unkind to Rodgers' men who have picked up just two wins from the nine matches played since the resumption. Four of the games have ended in defeats whereas the remaining three have been drawn.

Still, the chances of the Foxes could be buoyed by the fact that they rank among the top-five teams with the best home record this team. Of the 18 games played so far, they have successfully won 11 and have drawn the remaining four.

In terms of motivation to get the result, Manchester United will be looking at their 13-game unbeaten record with fondness and will aim to better this impressive run against Leicester on Sunday. Since losing to Burnley in January, it has been an upward trajectory for the Red Devils whose fortunes have changed drastically with the arrival of Bruno Fernandes in the winter transfer window.

A sense of revival now resides in the camp of the club with a business summer in the recruitment department said to be in the offing. Nevertheless, the hurdle of securing Champions League football for next season must first be evaded before anything else.

Against Leicester City, the 13-time Premier League champions have shown that they are a force to reckon with as they have managed to keep their opponents in check in each of their last three meetings. In fact, United have only lost once to the opponents they face in 23 meetings since 1998. With the stakes rising as high as possible, another win should seal the job for the men in red who already have a foot behind the finishing line.

Team news

Key center back Caglar Soyuncu will be amiss when Manchester United come to town as he completes a three-game ban. Ben Chilwell, Ricardo Pereira, James Maddison, Daniel Amartey and Christian Fuchs are all out with respective injuries. On a positive note, the readiness of Marc Albrighton should be ascertained before kick-off after the player missed the defeat at Spurs with a minor injury.

For Manchester United, the availability of Luke Shaw (ankle injury) and Eric Bailly (concussion) is yet to be confirmed. However, both Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones are ruled out of action.

Predicted starting XI

Leicester: Schmeichel; Bennett, Morgan, Evans; Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Justin; Barnes, Vardy, Perez

Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Matic, Pogba; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.

Match facts

  • Leicester have been beaten on the final day on only one occasion in the past 12 seasons (W7, D4).

  • Leicester are without a win in seven league meetings with current the four sides this season (D2, L5).

  • Manchester United are one defeat away from recording their lowest points total in a Premier League season.

  • Manchester United have not been beaten in their last 10 top-flight games against Leicester (W7, D3).

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Match details, result and original broadcast info

Leicester City 0 - 2 Manchester United

July 26, 2020 11:00amKing Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire)

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