Preview: Manchester United v Leicester City
How to follow the match: Sunday's Barclays Premier League encounter at Old Trafford will kick off at 14:05 BST. It will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports and, as ever, fans can follow the action via ManUtd.com's live match blog and the club's official Twitter account @ManUtd. MUTV's preview show Match Day Live starts at 13:00 BST and that will be followed by live radio commentary on the channel, with the match shown in full at midnight.
Scene-setter: A place in the Premier League’s top four is still very much a possibility for Manchester United, who currently sit five points behind Manchester City and Arsenal in the table, with a game in hand. A win against Leicester City would help keep the prospect of UEFA Champions League qualification alive. After second-placed Tottenham Hotspur dropped points against West Bromwich Albion on Monday evening, Leicester know victory at Old Trafford would secure their maiden top-flight title. Should United claim the spoils, the Foxes would still only need a maximum of three points from their last two matches to clinch the trophy, with Spurs facing a must-win London derby against Chelsea on Monday.
Form guide: United will be in high spirits after the Emirates FA Cup semi-final win against Everton at Wembley on Saturday. Anthony Martial’s cool finish in stoppage time evoked happy memories of old as the Reds marched into the final for the first time since 2007. United's only defeat in the last 13 Premier League fixtures against Leicester was the 5-3 reversal away to the Foxes early last season. The East Midlands outfit have only lost one of their last 13 games, however, a record that helps illustrate why they have spent more than 100 days at the top of the table this term.
Latest team news: Schweinsteiger, Luke Shaw and Will Keane are all still sidelined due to their injuries. Adnan Januzaj has also been out of action due to injury, while Andreas Pereira will hope for a recall to the squad after not featuring for the Under-21s on Monday. Louis van Gaal will provide further updates in his MUTV interview and press conference on Friday. Leicester are without Vardy, whose suspension was extended to two games following his red card against West Ham United; Leonardo Ulloa deputised superbly in the last match, scoring twice against Swansea City, but picked up a knock. Ex-Reds triallist Jeffrey Schlupp was drafted into the team in place of Marc Albrighton, though the latter came off the bench to bag the final goal in a 4-0 triumph.
How to follow the match: Sunday's Barclays Premier League encounter at Old Trafford will kick off at 14:05 BST. It will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports and, as ever, fans can follow the action via ManUtd.com's live match blog and the club's official Twitter account @ManUtd. MUTV's preview show Match Day Live starts at 13:00 BST and that will be followed by live radio commentary on the channel, with the match shown in full at midnight.
Scene-setter: A place in the Premier League’s top four is still very much a possibility for Manchester United, who currently sit five points behind Manchester City and Arsenal in the table, with a game in hand. A win against Leicester City would help keep the prospect of UEFA Champions League qualification alive. After second-placed Tottenham Hotspur dropped points against West Bromwich Albion on Monday evening, Leicester know victory at Old Trafford would secure their maiden top-flight title. Should United claim the spoils, the Foxes would still only need a maximum of three points from their last two matches to clinch the trophy, with Spurs facing a must-win London derby against Chelsea on Monday.
Form guide: United will be in high spirits after the Emirates FA Cup semi-final win against Everton at Wembley on Saturday. Anthony Martial’s cool finish in stoppage time evoked happy memories of old as the Reds marched into the final for the first time since 2007. United's only defeat in the last 13 Premier League fixtures against Leicester was the 5-3 reversal away to the Foxes early last season. The East Midlands outfit have only lost one of their last 13 games, however, a record that helps illustrate why they have spent more than 100 days at the top of the table this term.
Latest team news: Schweinsteiger, Luke Shaw and Will Keane are all still sidelined due to their injuries. Adnan Januzaj has also been out of action due to injury, while Andreas Pereira will hope for a recall to the squad after not featuring for the Under-21s on Monday. Louis van Gaal will provide further updates in his MUTV interview and press conference on Friday. Leicester are without Vardy, whose suspension was extended to two games following his red card against West Ham United; Leonardo Ulloa deputised superbly in the last match, scoring twice against Swansea City, but picked up a knock. Ex-Reds triallist Jeffrey Schlupp was drafted into the team in place of Marc Albrighton, though the latter came off the bench to bag the final goal in a 4-0 triumph.
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