Man United vs Leicester City preview: Kick-off time, how to watch, livestream, team news

Leicester City face one of their toughest tests of the season as they make the trip north to face Manchester United.

The Foxes haven’t won any of their last three games in all competitions but a late goal from super sub Jordan Ayew earned them a point against Ipswich Town last weekend.

United have already beaten Leicester once this season, winning 5-2 in the Carabao Cup, and are in action just days after their Europa League fixture against PAOK.

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United is challenged by Bobby Decordova-Reid and Boubakary Soumare of Leicester City during the Carabao Cup Fourth Ro...

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What time does Man United vs Leicester kick-off?

Steve Cooper’s side travel to Manchester on Sunday and are the early kick-off that, day with the game starting in the early afternoon.

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How to watch Man United vs Leicester

Despite kicking off at 2 PM, the game won’t be available to watch live on TV in the UK.

This is because the game wasn’t selected for live broadcast and as Man United played on Thursday, sufficient time is needed for the players to recover.

Anyone wishing to watch the game will have to wait until full-time to catch the highlights on the Sky Sports social media and YouTube channels, as well as Match of the Day 2, which airs on BBC One on Sunday night.

Man United vs Leicester livestream

Since the game isn’t available to watch on live TV, there will be no livestream for Man United vs Leicester.

Instead, the best way to catch the game is through Match of the Day, which will show highlights of the game on the BBC iPlayer app.

Man United vs Leicester H2H

Sunday’s meeting will be the 139th competitive meeting between the two sides.

Man United have been the most successful, winning 71 of the games, while Leicester have won 36 of them. The other 31 games have ended in a draw.

Date Result
30 October 2024 Man United 5-2 Leicester City
19 February 2023 Leicester City 0-1 Man United
2 April 2022 Man United 1-1 Leicester City
16 October 2021 Leicester City 4-2 Man United
11 May 2021 Man United 1-2 Leicester City
Past five meetings between Leicester City and Man United

Ruben Amorim: Will the new Man United boss be in charge against Leicester?

Ruben Amorim is the new head coach of Man United after replacing Erik ten Hag, who was sacked after a poor run of results.

Amorim won’t be in charge on Sunday though, with his contract stating that he will officially begin working on Monday 11 November.

The 39-year-old may be present to watch his new side but in the meantime, interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy will be in the dugout for the final time.

Leicester team news

Patson Daka, Hamza Choudhury, and Jakub Stolarczyk are the only three players confirmed to be out with injuries.

Daka and Choudhury have both returned to training but still require time to get back up to speed.

James Justin and Caleb Okoli are also available after Cooper confirmed that he had dropped the duo instead of the pair being ruled out through injury.

Some fans are calling for Boubakary Soumare to start after he impressed in his last two games whilst Stephy Mavididi could be dropped in favour of last week’s hero Ayew.

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