Manchester United vs Leicester City Live Score: United host Leicester at Old Trafford in season opener. (Source: Reuters)
Manchester United vs Leicester City Live Score Streaming: And so it begins! The clubs have had little time to get things in order after the World Cup and even lesser time to bring new signings up to speed with the style of play. So expect the World Cuppers and deadline day signings to sit out and watch from the stands as the English Premier League gets underway at Old Trafford with Manchester United hosting Leicester City. United have injury crisis to deal with and manager Jose Mourinho hasn’t been pleased with transfer activity. At the other end, Claude Puel will miss Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire following the World Cup also Riyad Mahrez who finally moved to Manchester City. Catch live scores and updates from Manchester United vs Leicester City.
Manchester United vs Leicester City Live Score: Jose Mourinho has numerous injury issues to deal with. (Source: Reuters)
GOAL! United 1-0 Leicester (Pogba 3 mins): Sanchez draws the spot-kick and Pogba coolly slots it home. United's season is up and running.
KICK OFF: Leicester City kick off the 2017/18 Premier League season, United take possession and pass it all the way back to De Gea.
Manchester United are playing a 4-4-3 with Rashford starting as centre-forward. A very interesting line up this. Leicester City have a 4-5-1-1 with Madison playing in behind Iheanacho up front.
They are in the tunnel. Leicester are first there with United being led out by Pogba about half a minute after the away side line up. Until the match starts, you can read this preview we have running of the Premier League 2018/19 openers.
TEAMS:
Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, Andreas Pereira, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Sanchez. Subs: Lukaku, Martial, Smalling, Grant, Young, Fellaini, McTominay.
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Amartey, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Adrien Silva, Ricardo Pereira, Maddison, Gray, Iheanacho. Subs: Evans, Vardy, Albrighton, Ward, Iborra, Fuchs, Ghezzal.
Hello and Good Evening! Welcome to our live coverage of the English Premier League which gets underway at Old Trafford with Manchester United facing Leicester City. United are dealing with personnel issues with Nemanja Matic, Antonio Valencia and Diogo Dalot, Marcos Rojo out injured. World Cuppers Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba joined in late and could only be on the bench. Marcus Rashford could lead the line alongside Alexis Sanchez. Expect Fred to make his Premier League debut. For Leicester, they will be without Vardy and maybe Maguire who was heavily linked with United, or wanted by Mourinho, but the Foxes ruled out the move.