Leicester City v Manchester United: 5 Key Battles of FA Community Shield

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Christian Fuchs of Leicester City holds off Antonio Valencia of Manchester United during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford on May 1, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

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OXFORD, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Danny Drinkwater of Leicester City during the pre-season friendly between Oxford City and Leicester City at Kassam Stadium on July 19, 2016 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) /

Danny Drinkwater vs Wayne Rooney

While many would think Wayne Rooney is most likely to be seen terrorizing defenders this weekend, I expect the defense of the Red Devils captain to fall on the shoulders of midfielder Danny Drinkwater.

The former Manchester United youth player tangled with FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez in Sweden during the two club’s midweek International Champions Cup match and frustrated the former Liverpool forward multiple times.

Drinkwater will be looking to take the same tactics to Wayne Rooney in hopes of disrupting United’s No. 10 and working to prevent any link up play between him and new forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Next: Battle #3

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