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28th Nov 2015

Leicester v Man United line-ups: United weakened for top-of-the-table meeting

Tom Victor

Few would have expected Leicester v Man Utd to be a top-of-the-table clash in late November, but this hasn’t been a normal season.

The Foxes are top of the tree less than a month before Christmas, sitting one place and one point ahead of the Red Devils.

And they have a chance to extend their lead with victory over a weakened Manchester United side.

Paddy McNair starts at centre-back with Marcos Rojo the latest to join a growing injury list, although Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial are both involved.

Three academy players are on the United bench too: Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford.

Leicester, meanwhile, can call upon Premier League top scorer Jamie Vardy as he looks to find the net in an 11th successive game.