Leicester’s poor form
After their miraculous run to the Premier League title last season, the 2016-17 campaign has been anything but a fairy tale for Leicester City. Currently 16th in the table and only two points clear of the relegation zone, manager Claudio Ranieri desperately needs to see better results in the near future from his side.
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The Foxes have won only five of their 23 league matches, as their approach and philosophy that was so successful last season has not produced the same outcomes. The departure of N’Golo Kante to Chelsea is an element to this, as his astonishing work rate has helped propel the Blues to the top of the league.
But there is even more not going how Ranieri would have hoped for.
Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez are not contributing the way that they were last season, and the defence is having difficulty keeping matches in front of them. Manchester United cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory against Leicester in September at Old Trafford.
Recent history for the two sides against one another points toward a United victory as well, with Leicester winning only one out of the last 17 meetings between the two clubs across all competitions.
Leicester City and Claudio Ranieri need points in a major way, but unfortunately that may not take place on Sunday.