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Manchester United vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Old Trafford

Sports Staff
Saturday 02 April 2022 14:30 BST
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A general view of Old Trafford
A general view of Old Trafford (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Leicester City in the Premier League today.

Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.

European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.

Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.

It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Manchester United vs Leicester City

LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Daniel Amartey, Eldin Jakupovic, Patson Daka, Caglar Soyuncu, Ayoze Perez, Hamza Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Ademola Lookman, Marc Albrighton.

2 April 2022 18:16

Manchester United vs Leicester City

LEICESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne; Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy; James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes; Kelechi Iheanacho.

2 April 2022 18:13

Manchester United vs Leicester City

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Alex Telles, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Dean Henderson, Nemanja Matic, Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones.

2 April 2022 18:10

Manchester United vs Leicester City

MANCHESTER UNITED STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Fred, Scott McTominay; Anthony Elanga, Paul Pogba, Jadon Sancho; Bruno Fernandes.

2 April 2022 18:07

Manchester United vs Leicester City

United have slipped to sixth in the table but could close the gap to Arsenal to just one point with a win here today. They've won just one of their last five matches in all competitions (D2 L2), though that was in their last league outing when they beat Tottenham 3-2. They haven't been in action since being knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid. Leicester moved into the top half of the table with a 2-1 win over Brentford last time out, and they've lost just one of their last four Premier League games, though that was a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in their last away match.

2 April 2022 18:03

Manchester United vs Leicester City

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford!

2 April 2022 18:00

Manchester United vs Leicester City

Yellow Card Wesley Fofana

2 April 2022 17:46

Manchester United vs Leicester City

Yellow Card Luke Shaw

2 April 2022 17:36

Manchester United vs Leicester City

Follow live football coverage with The Independent today.

Whether it's Premier League, Champions League, a European Championship or the World Cup we will keep you up to date with everything you need to know.

We will have all the latest scores, goals and updates plus analysis and reaction throughout the game here.

2 April 2022 14:30

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