Manchester United vs Leicester City
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Old Trafford
Date: 10th August 2018
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
The World Cup ended a month ago and this month has been the longest in our lives as football fans, but competitive football has returned with Manchester United hosting Leicester City in the Premier League’s opening game.
The Red Devils have had a summer of their manager groaning and complaining about a lack of signings and other things like the usefulness of the International Champions Cup, but the time has come for the Portuguese manager to deliver, and it would be interesting to see if his third season curse will catch up with him and get him sacked.
The Red Devils have a seriously depleted squad for this opener.
The likes of Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Phil Jones are all unavailable following their extended break, while Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic and Diogo Dalot also miss this game with injuries.
Leicester City have lost Riyad Mahrez this summer for a record fee so it will be interesting to see how they cope with his absence for the first time since 2014.
Leicester have had a summer of massive recruitments and the likes of James Madison and Rachid Ghezzal need to hit the ground running sooner rather than later if the Foxes are to have a good season.
This game could be a low scoring affair as Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku, and Jesse Lingard who scored 44 percent of Manchester United’s goals are all missing, while Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy who netted 57 percent of Leicester City’s goals are also missing this game.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
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January 17, 2021 |
Aston Villa |
02:00 |
Everton |
April 16, 2021 |
Everton |
20:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
April 17, 2021 |
Southampton |
01:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Newcastle United |
12:30 |
West Ham United |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
20:15 |
Sheffield United |
April 18, 2021 |
Arsenal |
13:30 |
Fulham |
Manchester United |
16:00 |
Burnley |
April 19, 2021 |
Leeds United |
20:00 |
Liverpool |
April 20, 2021 |
Chelsea |
20:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
April 21, 2021 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
18:00 |
Southampton |
Aston Villa |
20:15 |
Manchester City |
April 22, 2021 |
Leicester City |
20:00 |
West Bromwich Albion |
April 23, 2021 |
Arsenal |
20:00 |
Everton |
April 24, 2021 |
Liverpool |
12:30 |
Newcastle United |
West Ham United |
17:30 |
Chelsea |
Sheffield United |
20:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
April 25, 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
12:00 |
Burnley |
Leeds United |
14:00 |
Manchester United |
Aston Villa |
19:00 |
West Bromwich Albion |
April 26, 2021 |
Leicester City |
20:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Premier League Table
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# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Manchester City |
32 |
23 |
5 |
4 |
67 |
23 |
+44 |
74 |
2 |
Manchester United |
31 |
18 |
9 |
4 |
61 |
34 |
+27 |
63 |
3 |
Leicester City |
31 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
55 |
37 |
+18 |
56 |
4 |
West Ham United |
31 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
51 |
39 |
+12 |
55 |
5 |
Chelsea |
31 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
50 |
31 |
+19 |
54 |
6 |
Liverpool |
31 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
53 |
37 |
+16 |
52 |
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
31 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
52 |
35 |
+17 |
49 |
8 |
Everton |
30 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
41 |
38 |
+3 |
48 |
9 |
Arsenal |
31 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
43 |
35 |
+8 |
45 |
10 |
Leeds United |
31 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
49 |
49 |
+0 |
45 |
11 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
43 |
33 |
+10 |
44 |
12 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
31 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
31 |
41 |
-10 |
38 |
13 |
Crystal Palace |
31 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
52 |
-19 |
38 |
14 |
Southampton |
31 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
39 |
56 |
-17 |
36 |
15 |
Brighton & Hov… |
31 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
33 |
38 |
-5 |
33 |
16 |
Burnley |
31 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
25 |
42 |
-17 |
33 |
17 |
Newcastle United |
31 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
32 |
51 |
-19 |
32 |
18 |
Fulham |
32 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
24 |
42 |
-18 |
26 |
19 |
West Bromwich Albion |
31 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
28 |
59 |
-31 |
24 |
20 |
Sheffield United |
31 |
4 |
2 |
25 |
17 |
55 |
-38 |
14 |
Latest Premier League Results
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April 12, 2021 |
Brighton & Hov… |
0 - 0 |
Everton |
West Bromwich Albion |
3 - 0 |
Southampton |
April 11, 2021 |
Sheffield United |
0 - 3 |
Arsenal |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 - 3 |
Manchester United |
West Ham United |
3 - 2 |
Leicester City |
Burnley |
1 - 2 |
Newcastle United |
April 10, 2021 |
Crystal Palace |
1 - 4 |
Chelsea |
Liverpool |
2 - 1 |
Aston Villa |
Manchester City |
1 - 2 |
Leeds United |
April 9, 2021 |
Fulham |
0 - 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
April 5, 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 3 |
West Ham United |
Everton |
1 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
April 4, 2021 |
Manchester United |
2 - 1 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Aston Villa |
3 - 1 |
Fulham |
Newcastle United |
2 - 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Southampton |
3 - 2 |
Burnley |
April 3, 2021 |
Arsenal |
0 - 3 |
Liverpool |
Leicester City |
0 - 2 |
Manchester City |
Leeds United |
2 - 1 |
Sheffield United |
Chelsea |
2 - 5 |
West Bromwich Albion |