Manchester United vs Leicester City: When the 'Red Devils' test the strength of the 'Foxes'
(Baonghean.vn) - This weekend, the European national championships will return. In round 5 of the Premier League, the highlight match will be the clash between MU and Leicester. At this time, the pressure is weighing heavily on MU coach Solskjear's shoulders, because with just 1 loss to the "Foxes", the Norwegian captain's hot seat at Old Trafford will be difficult to secure.
After a brilliant start with a resounding 4-0 victory over Chelsea, the Norwegian strategist's team has failed to show its strength. In the following 3 matches, the "Red Devils" only brought back 2 points, with 2 draws and 1 loss. After 4 rounds, the Old Trafford team has 5 points and is ranked 8th on the rankings, 7 points and 5 points behind the leaders Liverpool and Man City respectively. If they stumble before the match with Leicester this weekend, all hope for MU to return to the race will be over.
Because the current leader of the rankings, Liverpool, is showing absolute strength with 4 consecutive wins after 4 rounds. In this 5th round, the "Red Brigade" at home at Anfield only has to welcome the weaker opponent Newcastle. Therefore, 3 points are difficult to escape from the hands of coach Jugen Klopp and his team, thereby significantly increasing the gap with the teams below.
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| Coach Solskjaer is facing great pressure right at the start of the new season due to Manchester United's unsatisfactory performance. Photo: Getty |
MU's opponent in this match, Leicester City, is having a very favorable start. With 4 unbeaten matches, including 2 wins and 2 draws, Brendan Rodgers' team is currently flying high on the rankings with 8 points, only behind Liverpool and Man City. With a defensive counter-attacking style of play, based on the discipline and science that coach Brendan Rodgers is building, "The Foxes" are really a big challenge for opponents in this year's race.
The hottest right now is coach Solskjear. The Norwegian strategist is currently facing a lot of pressure from the Board of Directors and fans of the "Red Devils" because they have not known victory in the past 3 rounds. A lot of money has been spent by the club to meet Solskjear's personnel requirements, but the results have not been seen yet.
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| Leicester City FC are having an impressive start to the new season. Photo: Getty |
With the current personnel situation, the possibility of the "Red Devils" defeating the "Foxes" is not high. MU's remaining strength is the home advantage of Old Trafford and the hope of history's support, when in the last 10 confrontations with the "Foxes", the "Red Devils" won 7, drew 3. Moreover, when pushed into a corner, hopefully the "little devils" will rise up fiercely and create a difference more than the past 3 weak matches.
Manchester United vs Leicester will be a good and explosive match, this will be a battle of wits between the two coaches on the bench. Leicester has the chance to rewrite the fairy tale of the 2016 season. MU is eager to win to light up hope for the title race. Blockbuster Harry Maguire has the chance to meet his old club again, but in a confrontation... there is a lot to say about this match, let's wait and see...
The match takes place at 9:00 p.m. on September 14, 2019.
Expected lineup:
MU:De Gea, Jones, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, Mctominay, Matic, James, Mata, Rashford, Greenwood.
Leicester: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Albrighton, Ndidi, Choudhury, Maddison, Tielemans, Vardy.
