On Feb 19th, Leicester City will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester United in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester United sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Leeds United. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 80th minute, then Ferreyra added another in the 85th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Leeds United couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester United took the shutout win. Manchester United is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while leicester City sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 14th minute, but Nampalys Mendy got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 23rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 25th minute on a goal by James Maddison to cap off a wild match. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in King Power Stadium, Manchester United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of just over 32000 fans. Jadon Sancho scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 23rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Leicester City was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory.
Leicester City’s top weapon lately has been Kelechi Iheanacho, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Marcus Rashford has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Manchester United
Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay, Casemiro, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tyrell Malacia and Lucas Fasson dos Santos are unavailable to play for Erik ten Hag’s team, while Leicester City will be without Ryan Bertrand.