Manchester United v Leicester City

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10 Aug 2018
Man Utd v Leicester City
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Manchester United host Leicester City in the opening Premier League fixture.

Team news

Man Utd: Jose Mourinho hopes he can call on some of his 2018 FIFA World Cup stars who returned to training late. Anthony Martial will miss out for fitness reasons, while Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic and Antonio Valencia are injured. Details

Leicester: Claude Puel will assess the fitness of Harry Maguire and Jamie Vardy after their late return. James Maddison has recovered from injury, a late decision will be made on Jonny Evans, but Nampalys Mendy will miss out. Details

Did you know?

Of clubs to play more than one Matchweek 1 fixture, Manchester United boast the best points-per-match average of 2.12 (W17 D4 L5).

Jose Mourinho is unbeaten in nine opening-weekend matches (W8 D1). His average of 2.78 points per fixture and win percentage of 88.89 per cent are both the best of all managers to take charge of five Matchweek 1 fixtures.

Leicester City will be aiming for their first win in eight Premier League matches against Man Utd (L4 D3).

The Foxes have lost seven of their last eight league visits to Old Trafford (D1), scoring a total of only three goals in that period.

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