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"Manchester United" vs "Leicester City"
Match time and place: May 1 at 16:05 at "Old Trafford" stadium in Manchester;
Referee: Michael Oliver;
Head-to-head history: "Manchester United" won 60 matches, "Leicester City" won 33 times, and 27 matches ended in a draw;
Team form: "Manchester United" (4 wins, 1 loss), "Leicester City" (4 wins, 1 draw);
Tournament situation: After 35 rounds, "Leicester City" leads the league with 76 points, while "Manchester United" with 59 points holds fifth place in the Premier League. In order to secure the title today, the visitors need a victory.
Team news:
"Manchester United":
"United" comes to this match on a high after a 2-1 victory against "Everton" in the FA Cup semifinal. Luke Shaw, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Will Keane will once again be unable to help their team.
"Leicester City":
The biggest loss for the visitors will be Jamie Vardy, who will miss the game due to suspension. In the previous round, his team did not need him as they secured a 4-0 victory against "Swansea". Leonardo Ulloa, who scored two goals in that match, had back problems but should still be in the starting lineup.
Key facts for this match:
Three of the "Leicester City" victories against "United" took place in their last encounters. The last time they triumphed at "Old Trafford" was in January 1998;
"United" has won their last six matches at home against today's opponents in the league and cup, conceding just one goal;
The "Red Devils" have won in their last five consecutive league matches at "Old Trafford", keeping a clean sheet in five of them;
"Leicester City" has not lost in nine consecutive Premier League matches, winning seven of them;
This season, "Man United" has won 11 home games, second only to "Manchester City's" 12 wins;
Louis van Gaal's team has conceded just seven goals in 17 home matches;
The "Red Devils" are five points away from improving their worst performance in the Premier League, which they achieved in the 2013-2014 season by collecting 64 points;
Wayne Rooney has scored 99 Premier League goals at "Old Trafford." He has never scored against "Leicester City" while representing the "United" team;
22 wins this season is a new "Leicester City" record in the Premier League. They had the same number of wins in the last three seasons in the top flight of England;
The "Foxes" display the best away play in the Premier League, with 11 wins and 37 points in 17 matches;
Claudio Ranieri's team has kept a clean sheet 12 times in the last 17 league matches. In their last seven matches, they conceded just once;
Over the last nine seasons in the top flight, Leicester City have been relegated three times and have never finished higher than eighth;
At worst, the "Foxes" would match their best club achievement - in 1929, they finished second in the top flight, just a few points behind the champions;
Ranieri has won just two matches against "United" in the Premier League out of nine (5 draws, 2 losses). Both of his victories came while managing the "Chelsea" team.
