Erik ten Hag has announced the line-up of Manchester United for the league match against Leicester City. In contrast to the Europa League match with Barcelona, Ten Hag changes his team in no less than four positions. Tyrell Malacia has lost his starting place. Casemiro is suspended. The game at Old Trafford starts at 3 p.m. and is led by referee Stuart Attwell.
Manchester United came close to beating Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday. Due to Raphinha’s equalizer, the match ended in 2-2 and the diptych is far from decided. The first goal of the Mancunians was created by Marcus Rashford. The Englishman is in blazing form and has already scored twelve Premier League goals this season. The attacker is also back against Leicester and starts as a right winger. Weghorst is again in the lead.
For Casemiro, the duel with the number fourteen passes him by. The midfielder is against the Foxes his last of three games suspension. The injured Antony, Christian Eriksen, Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek are also not there. Lisandro Martínez and Marcel Sabitzer are there again. They were missing in Barcelona due to a suspension. With a win over Leicester, United is three points behind number two Manchester City.
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Like United, opponent Leicester desperately needs the points. The team of manager Brendan Rodgers is fourteenth and is therefore not yet relieved of relegation worries. James Maddison is happy for the visitors to the party. The England international suffered a knee problem, but has been found fit enough to make the journey to Manchester. Maddison was accurate in his team’s last two games. The fact that Leicester can beat a top club has been shown in the previous round against Tottenham Hotspur. The Londoners were sent home with no less than 4-1.
Manchester United line-up: DeGea; Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw; Sabitzer, Fred; Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho; Weghorst
Line-up Leicester City: Ward; Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Mendy, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Tete, Barnes; Iheanacho