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Leicester v Man United – Free Tip!

Manchester United’s lunchtime trip to the King Power Stadium on Sunday will see them come up against a highly organised and spirited Leicester City side, whose consistent first XI will pose a far more serious test than the rag tag bunch of millionaire misfits at QPR.

The 4-0 win last Sunday, Louis Van Gaal’s first competitive one for the Red Devils, may well turn out to be a false dawn if Nigel Pearson’s Foxes outfit can perform as they have in their opening four games of the current campaign.

Pearson has built a compact and industrious team, with an inform goalkeeper, Ben Hamer and the brilliantly judged acquisition of the highly experienced and well respected, Esteban Cambiasso; a transfer that has had the effect of improving squad morale, with Cambiasso apparently setting the professional standards in midweek training.

United’s shaky start (drawing at Sunderland and Burnley) coupled with Leicester’s excellent displays at home where they held both Everton and Arsenal to a draw has meant the odds on a Man United win are longer than they would have been in previous seasons. I’m not sure that their “demolition” of a poor QPR team will necessarily mean they will follow this with a victory away in the Midlands.

Leicester’s work-rate and pressing at home will far exceed what Rangers managed on Sunday, and The Foxes have proved that they don’t crumble when going behind to a big club on their own patch; coming back from losing positions three times in the games against Everton and Arsenal and claiming a vital point towards staying in the Premier League. A draw or a win here for Leicester does not seem so unrealistic, especially when you factor in the positivity of topping the Championship in May and ‘first season back in the top flight’ syndrome with all the benefits this brings; a winning mentality, a vociferously optimistic crowd, and a realisation that setting out to win or at least remain unbeaten at home is the key to survival.

Van Gaal’s experimental tactical shape of a fluid three man defence plus interchangeable wing backs has not made United look the most defensively solid side in the League, and this could be exposed by The Foxes more rigid looking 4-4-2, which will exploit the gaps in wide areas with the pace of Jeffrey Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez. This would also allow the full backs, Paul Konchesky and Ritchie de Laet to overlap and get forward to provide crosses for the powerful and tall £8m signing from Brighton, Leonardo Ulloa, who will fancy his chances of adding to his 3 goals from 4 games against the inexperienced centre back pairing of Jonny Evans and Tyler Blackett.

I would go with a small to medium sized stake on a Double Chance bet for Leicester City at 2.4 Euro odds or 7/5 UK.

 

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