Match Preview

Claudio Ranieri is hoping his Leicester City side can
engineer a Hollywood ending to their season as they go
to Manchester United seeking a victory that would secure
their first Barclays Premier League title on Sunday.

Having narrowly escaped relegation from the top flight
last season by winning seven of their final nine outings,
the dramatic turnaround continued into 2015-16 as
Leicester set the pace at the top of the table.

Tottenham Hotspur's failure to beat West Bromwich
Albion on Monday means the Foxes, who are seven

points clear and nine matches unbeaten, require just
three points from their three remaining matches in order
to be crowned champions.

The first opportunity to secure a maiden top-flight title
comes when Ranieri's side travel to Old Trafford, home of
the BPL's most-successful club.

The Italian is confident Leicester will be able to complete
the job, but wants to see a defining performance against
Man Utd.

"It is important for us to make a perfect game," said
Ranieri. "The best away performance of the season, we
have to do it.

"It is good we are doing something special. And of course
I am very proud for everybody in Leicester, for our
community.

"There is a good feeling about this story, but it is
important to finish the story like an American movie.
Always in the final it is OK, a happy ending.

"I feel it is very important to be concentrated 100 per
cent. The story of football is fantastic but you have to be
focused on the match. I don't tell my players to stay
calm, I say, 'stay hungry'."

United, though, are desperate to remain in the hunt for
UEFA Champions League qualification and will be
brimming with confidence after booking an FA Cup final
place with a last-gasp Anthony Martial winner against
Everton at Wembley last weekend.

Beating the leaders could play an important role in
boosting their chances, with Manchester City and
Arsenal, third and fourth respectively and five points
clear, still to face each another.

But Louis van Gaal, the Man Utd manager, expects a
typically difficult match against Ranieri, citing his
previous encounters with the Italian during their coaching
spells in Spanish football.

"It was never easy to beat his teams," said the Dutchman,
who managed Barcelona, against Ranieri's Valencia.

"Valencia and Barcelona is also more or less a derby so it
is a difficult match. He has always organised his teams
very good."

Leicester's only absentee is striker Jamie Vardy, who
completes a two-match ban.

Van Gaal has no new injury concerns to contend with,
though Bastian Schweinsteiger and Luke Shaw will not be
fit to feature.

Manchester United (from): De Gea, Romero, Borthwick-
Jackson, Darmian, Jones, McNair, Rojo, Smalling,
Valencia, Varela, Blind, Carrick, Fellaini, Herrera, Januzaj,
Lingard, Mata, Pereira, Schneiderlin, Young, Depay,
Martial, Rooney.

Leicester City (from): Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Fuchs,
Huth, Moore, Morgan, Simpson, Wasilewski, Albrighton,
Amartey, Drinkwater, Dyer, Gray, Inler, James, Kante,
King, Mahrez, Schlupp, Dodoo, Okazaki, Ulloa.


Match Appointments
Referee: Michael Oliver Assistants: G Beswick, L Betts
Fourth Official: C Pawson


Match Facts
- After winning nine Barclays Premier League matches
in a row against Leicester City, Manchester United have
now won only one of their last three against the Foxes
(D1 L1).

- Leicester have won 22 BPL matches in 2015/16 –
their highest ever tally in a top-flight season, overtaking
both 1928/29 and 1965/66 (21 wins).

- Claudio Ranieri has won only two of his previous nine
BPL matches as a manager against Manchester United
(W2 D5 L2); these victories coming in December 2001
and November 2003 as Chelsea boss.

- Wayne Rooney has currently scored 99 Barclays
Premier League goals at Old Trafford – the only player to
have scored 100+ at a single ground in the competition is
Thierry Henry at Highbury (114).

lemme sit down and wait for my beloved United massacre Leicester city...*start sipping kunu + guguru*

Though I'm a manu fan but leicester must win, they deserve it, I'm not just happy not to see vardy my man bags the golden boot but I'm so happy for the leicester fans and thier coach RANIERI. Go leicester!!! U did it last season (5-3) u can do it again.

we shall be crown champion at old traford

I'm a manchester utd fan....but I'm rooting for leicester....let dem beat man utd 2-1....let them score the 2nd goal like 80 something minute.

Lols..united go kill these guys mabati

My heart says GGMU
My head says Leicester
....... may the better team lose


Man United 4ever

Am a united fan but I am going with leicester city for this one. They deserve it.

This day has been specially engineered from the beginning of the time.

This is unarguably the biggest match of the season in Europe top 5 leagues.

This is the match day of match days.

Just 90 minutes away from immortality.

Fam, I can feel it!

Leicester just has to win it today. My God!!! There's no football fan who's not waiting to watch this miracle happen.

This Match symbolises EVERYTHING!

No matter what I'm facing right now, I will definitely make it.

L.E.I.C.E.S.T.E.R .. Glory!!

up arsi

Man utd 2-0 Leicester

Lilknight:
Though I'm a manu fan but leicester must win, they deserve it, I'm not just happy not to see vardy my man bags the golden boot but I'm so happy for the leicester fans and thier coach RANIERI. Go leicester!!! U did it last season (5-3) u can do it again.

If you re truly a man u fan, u would not want united to lose this match since it could affect their top 4 finish.

hahahaha... dz manure wil weep today! Their CL hope wil crash today.

A must watch!

when you hear Memphis is leaving at season end and Van Gaal is staying

Man Utd 0 : 2 Leicester

Watch out and see

viktor88:
we shall be crown champion at old traford

Who r d "we" glory hunter chelshit fan

Come on Foxes! Let's do it at the Theatre of Dreams!

chally02:
Man Utd 0 : 2 Leicester

Watch out and see

I xpect 1 or less goals. dz encounter will nt produce goals

I believe leicester city can wait a week longer to become league champions #Man Utd GGMU

Glory glory man united

molydonhenry:
Who r d "we" glory hunter chelshit fan

Chai! Leave the guy o. Let him feel among us(winners) nah

I hope the sermon finishes in time for me to watch the match boring

Make dem no use us collect Cup today o

Man u all d way

But some sites show the match has been shifted to 3:05pm


Don't know which to believe o

edwife come with your blue jersey #celebratingmoodactivated

CallMeMadMan:

Chai! Leave the guy o. Let him feel among us(winners) nah

Lol, self join? evrybdy want 2 associate wit d winner

Leicester all the way
They deserve it

ProfLogan:
But some sites show the match has been shifted to 3:05pm


Don't know which to believe o

Its 2.05pm