EPL: Manchester United v Leicester preview

Manchester United v Leicester preview

Manchester United will be bidding to continue their impressive start to the season when they host Leicester City

Jose Mourinho's side have scored eight goals without reply in the Premier League so far, beating West Ham 4-0 at Old Trafford and then winning by the same scoreline at Swansea.

Mourinho said last week that he wants to see if his side "can handle adversity", and is expecting a tough game against Leicester, who won the league in 2015/16.

"I think they are the same team as they were two seasons ago," he said. "Are they going to be champions again? Honestly, I don't think so because there are many teams that I don't think all of them are going to fail. But in terms of their qualities, I think they are the same team and they are playing exactly the same way they played before."

Leicester bounced back from defeat at Arsenal on the opening day of the season to beat Brighton and then win 4-1 at Sheffield United in the Carabao Cup in the week.

 

Manager Craig Shakespeare is aware of the test they face this weekend though.

"It will be a massive challenge but we look forward to that challenge," he said. "We have had a couple of good results recently and we need to take that confidence into that game, but we know what stands before us."

 

Manchester United have no new injury concerns.

Ashley Young and Luke Shaw returned to action with the Under-23s on Monday but are not yet ready to feature, while Marcos Rojo has been back in training after a knee injury. Despite signing a new one-year deal, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not expected to be fit to feature until after Christmas.

 

Captain Wes Morgan and striker Jamie Vardy could both be back in Leicester's starting line-up. Both players were left nursing injuries following the home win over Brighton but Morgan's back complaint has eased and Vardy is fit again after a foot problem.

Danny Drinkwater (thigh) and Papy Mendy (ankle) have resumed full training while Kelechi Iheanacho has also been able to train, although Shakespeare will err on the side of caution with the striker after his toe injury.