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Evening all and welcome to Manchester United v Leicester City!

Premier League / Matchday 36
Old Trafford / 11.05.2021
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Ibrahim Mustapha

Updated 11/05/2021 at 18:53 GMT


17:38
17:36
Looking again at that United team, there's not a lot of pace in midfield. Tielemans, Ndidi and Perez should be right in amongst them, while United will be looking to get the ball wide, as I mentioned.
17:34
Solskjaer tells BT that Elangaa has pace and is direct, so he's looking forward to seeing him. He also says that the players playing tonight are hoping to play against Liverpool on Thursday, which is a smartly-dangled carrot, and says that had Maguire been fit, he'd have played.
17:33
I'm really looking forward to seeing Amad Diallo, who you can see has the mentality to be a top player and whose brilliant header helped them out of a tight spot at home to Milan. United haven't had a proper right-winger for a long time, and if he can take his chance perhaps they won't buy someone to go in front of him.
17:32
17:30
It always felt like Shola Shoretire, though a talent, was playing because Elanga wasn't available - he's much closer to there physically.
17:30
17:30
He'd have played when United were short a few weeks ago, and has a bit of something.
17:29
Good news for United: Hazza Maguire has ligament damange but no break, and should play before the Europa League final against Villarreal on 26th May.
17:28
Here's a good stat: Anthony Elanga is the 14th player from United's academy to be given a debut under Solskjaer.
17:26
Talking of Iheanacho, what a player he's become. He's had a goalscorer's knack for as long as I've been aware of him, but I never expected him to develop into the complete centre-forward that he now appears to be. It's great to see, and his and Vardy's battle with Bailly and Tuanzebe should be great to watch.
17:23
My guess is that Leicester will play three at the back - given the width United have, they might find that a problem - then a midfield four, with Perez in behind Vardy and Iheanacho.
17:19
Brendan Rodgers makes two changes following the Friday night disaster against Newcastle, Thomas and Perez coming in for Maddison and Thomas. Evans is still injured.
17:18
17:17
17:16
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes 10 changes to the side that won so well at Villa on Sunday; Mason Greenwood keeps his place, which tells us that Edinson Cavani will play against Liverpool on Thursday night.
17:14
How about some teams, eh
17:10
I'm looking forward to this one. United, now safely ensconced in next season's Champions League, should be able to play with freedom - though the title remains a mathematical possibility - and because of their ludicrous fixture schedule, are fielding what's more or less a reserve team. As such, we'll get to see potential stars of the future in Axel Tuanzebe, Anthony Elanga and Amad Diallo - and we'll even get to see Donny van de Beek. I know!
Leicester, meanwhile, are under a fair bit of pressure, in the middle of another late collapse that might see them ruin an entire season's work in its final weeks. A win tonight - and let's be real, they couldn't have asked for more favourable conditions for that - should see them right, but a defeat and they're in big trouble.