Manchester United v Leicester betting tips: United aim to keep City waiting

They are 12/1 to do so again or 28/1 to win after losing at half-time.

Manchester United v Leicester head-to-head

Leicester highlighted their credentials as a top-four team with a 2-2 draw against United on Boxing Day which kept them second in the table, one point ahead of the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford netted his 50th Premier League goal when he opened the scoring before Harvey Barnes struck Leicester’s first leveller.

Axel Tuanzebe’s late own goal then earned the Foxes a point after Bruno Fernandes’ strike looked to have given the visitors victory.

Leicester won the most recent meeting which was a 3-1 victory in the FA Cup quarter-finals in March and both teams to score again can be backed at 8/11 while over 3.5 goals for the third time this season is 12/5.

Previous XI

Manchester United: Henderson, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Pogba, Fred, Fernandes, McTominay, Rashford, Greenwood.

Leicester: Schmeichel, Fofana, Soyuncu, Pereira, Castagne, Tielemans, Maddison, Albrighton, Ndidi, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Team news

Captain Harry Maguire looks set to miss his first Premier League match since joining Manchester United after suffering an ankle injury against Villa. Anthony Martial and Phil Jones remain sidelined while Daniel James has missed recent matches.

Leicester are likely to be without Jonny Evans after he limped out of the warm-up ahead of the Newcastle defeat. Harvey Barnes, James Justin (both knee) and Wes Morgan (back) are still out.

Key battles

Two of the in-form strikers in the Premier League could lead the lines for their respective teams. Kelechi Iheanacho had to wait until February for his Premier League goal of the season but now has 11 after his late consolation against Newcastle.

Edinson Cavani came off the bench for United at Villa Park and sealed the win late on with his eighth goal in his last seven outings in all competitions.

Iheanacho is the 4/1 favourite to score first ahead of Cavani and Fernandes at 9/2.

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