Leicester City v Man Utd

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22 Dec 2017
Jamie Vardy, Leicester City
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Leicester City will be without Matty James and Robert Huth, but have no fresh injury concerns. 

Manchester United have Eric Bailly, Marouane Fellaini and Antonio Valencia sidelined, while Michael Carrick is making progress but is also unavailable. 

Did you know?

Leicester City have lost 13 of their last 17 Premier League matches against Manchester United (W1 D3).

Manchester United have lost only one of their last 12 league visits to Leicester City (W7 D4), a 5-3 defeat in September 2014.

Jesse Lingard has scored in each of his last three Premier League away matches, netting four goals in total. 

Jamie Vardy is still one goal away of reaching 50 in the Premier League. He scored his first in the competition against Man Utd and set the record for most consecutive PL matches scored in by a player (11), breaking the previous record by scoring against United.

What the managers say

Claude Puel: "I hope we can give our best against this team. It’s a fantastic challenge. We know they have great players and quality on the pitch.”

See: Fuchs: Make the fans proud

Jose Mourinho: “I think Leicester they are doing well, they are in a comfortable position, no dramas, no fears. Can they fight to reach a Europa League spot? Yes, they can.”

See: Mata: Zlatan back on the goal trail

Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: Eddie Smart, Andy Halliday
Fourth official: Roger East

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