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Leicester would have been worried about their top-four status following a shock 4-2 defeat to Newcastle on Friday night. Things were made worse by Chelsea coming from behind to beat Manchester City on Saturday, but West Ham's loss to Everton leaves them five points clear of fifth with nine left to play for.

Liverpool have a game in-hand and are now their main competitors for Champions League football next season. Considering the final three games for the Foxes are Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, getting something at Old Trafford would put them in a good position to just about keep hold of fourth.

For Manchester United, their focus will be on the Europa League final as City will win the title. They are ten points behind with only12 available and their relies on a spectacular collapse from Pep Guardiola's side. We could see some rotation here and that should benefit the visitors.


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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been left furious by a schedule that has given his side three games in the space of five days but there weren't many other options for when that Liverpool game would be played. The integrity of the competition can hardly be discussed given the actions of the Old Trafford club in the past month.

What it does mean is that he may have to shuffle his pack here given the fact that they played on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes should play, he always does, but those around him are more open to rotation. Even with Leicester's shaky form at present, they will hold hope that they can get a result here.

The one key absence for United will be Harry Maguire. Solskjaer hinted that he wouldn't play all three games anyway but he could miss the remainder of the campaign with an injury picked up in the win at Aston Villa. What that creates is the possibility of striking at set-pieces for the Foxes.

Soyuncu hasn't scored yet this season, and he did struggle in that Newcastle defeat, but Leicester will look to him to strike without Maguire in the United defence - and the absence of Jonny Evans in the Foxes' backline will place even more emphasis on Soyuncu to provide the attacking threat.

He wins an average of 2.6 aerial duels per game in a season disrupted by injury so he can challenge the Lindelof/Bailly combination. Soyuncu also sees 0.4 shots per 90 minutes which is the joint-highest of the regular Leicester centre-backs. Given the circumstances, 70/1 on the first goal is too generous.

Staying with Leicester, the other price that stands out involves one of their forwards. While JAMIE VARDY has been known for his goals over the years, recent showings suggest that the 13/2 on VARDY TO HAVE 1+ ASSISTS is worth a play instead.

With Kelechi Iheanacho hitting fine goalscoring form, Vardy has turned provider and has been racking up the assists as the season has progressed. Vardy has the same number of assists (2) in his last four Premier League games as goals in his last 12.

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Odds correct at 0835 BST (10/05/21)


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