Manchester United vs Leicester City Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Manchester United:
Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez; Ugarte, Eriksen, Diallo, Fernandes, Garnacho; Zirkzee
Leicester City:
Ward; Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas; Soumare, Skipp, McAteer, El Khannouss, De Cordova-Reid; Edouard
Manchester United will welcome Leicester City to Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup fourth-round's fixture. The Red Devils sit on the 14th place in the Premier League with only 11 points. They suffered few humiliated defeats, like a 3:0 defeat to Liverpool in the third round and then, once again a 3:0 loss to Tottenham. Both defeats came at home and lot of their fans left Old Trafford after the first 45 minutes. The Sunday's defeat to West Ham was narrow, but equally painful. After that the club officials decided to sack the manager Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman was appointed in April 2022 and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the League Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup last season. Rubin Amorim from Sporting Lisboa is the favorite name for the job. However, this fixture comes too soon for him, so assistant coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy will temporary lead the team. The ex-United forward has lot of injury issues ahead of the debut. Antony remains sidelined after suffering an ankle injury against Fenerbahce in Europe League. The defensive options are additionally limited due to the absences of centre-back duo Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro. Luke Shaw is recovering from a calf injury, while Noussair Mazraoui is rated as doubtful due to a knee injury.
Leicester City have already eliminated two opponents to secure a place in the Last 16 of the Carabao Cup. First they beat 4:0 the League Two side Tranmere Rovers on August 27 and then fellow four-tier outfit Walsall. The Foxes are newcomers in the Premier League. So far they are doing well and sit on the 15th place on the table, five points above the 18th placed Ipswich Town. Avoiding the relegation is their key objective, despite the fact that fans are remembering some glorious times. As You know, Leicester were crowned champions in 2026 and FA Cup winners in 2021. The older fans surely have memories from old Wembley as Leicester City lifted the League Cup trophy 25 years ago. But that's history, now about the present time. The Foxes suffered a 3:1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the last competitive fixture. Manager Steve Cooper was disappoint with the result, particularly because Nottingham were in mini-series of two victories. The defeat spoiled the atmosphere in the squad and impacted the players confidence. In addition, striker Patson Daka, Jannik Vestergaard and Hamza Choudhury are struggling with injuries and the trio is not expected to play in this match.
Manchester United vs Leicester City Prediction:
Ruud Van Nistelrooy will have his debut at Old Trafford. He will like to impress the fans, so this is a very important match for him. I am sure he will play with the best possible eleven. But there are more reasons this match to become a priority. The Red Devils are far away from the European spots and they should be focused on cup competitions. Winning the Europa League could be a difficult task as they have just three points from the first three rounds after playing draws with Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce. The poor form is a huge problem, but "shock therapy" is sometime very effective. United have good players like Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho, Zirkzee etc. Cooper on the other side is expected to rotate the players. Considering these facts, I expect Manchester United to win. Even more, I expect to win with at least two-goal difference.
Manchester United vs Leicester City Pick: Manchester United -1.5 AH @ 2.00 with
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