Man United v Leicester: Predicted Starting XI and what to Expect

Secondly, the King Power team are still facing Manchester United in the EFL Cup. The team cannot simply ignore the competition, opportunities to make money, and certainly cannot ignore the quality of talent we will be up against. Regardless of their poor form, the Red Devils have myriad quality players in many positions. A strong squad is going to be necessary.

As such, I predict Steve Cooper will not make too many systematic changes, although we should see a couple of players we did not see against Nottingham Forest get an opportunitity as the Welshman rests a few others.

Starting this then, Danny Ward will start in goal to keep Mads Hermansen fresh and focused for the Premier League fixtures. I do think Jakub Stolarczyk could have been in this position, but with injuries at play it is hard to see how the Polish ‘keeper can force his way into Cooper’s plans. Ward has also played against Manchester United before and has pedigree in facing Premier League opposition, so is probably the best pick for a second goalkeeper at this time.