Man Utd v Leicester

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Manchester United's mini revival continued on Thursday night when the Red Devils registered a 2-0 home win against PAOK in the Europa League, while Leicester City picked up a point in last weekend's top flight action courtesy of a 1-1 draw away from home at fellow newcomers, Ipswich Town.

Manchester United had previously recorded an emphatic win over their upcoming opponents Leicester City in the domestic League Cup by inflicting a 5-2 defeat upon The Foxes which was followed by a 1-1 draw at home with Chelsea in the Premier League.

Despite being dealt back-to-back defeats earlier in the season when United were handed losses at the hands of Brighton and Liverpool, the hosts have since made themselves fairly tough to beat as Sunday's hosts have lost just a further two games in their subsequent 13 matches in all competitions.

However, on the Premier League front United still have a lot of work ahead of them and plenty of points to catch up on as the Red Devils have produced just two wins from their last nine matches in the English top flight which came in the form of victories over Southampton and Brentford, but also includes slipping to four defeats as well.

The goals market appeals though for this upcoming fixture as six out of Manchester United's last 10 home games in the Premier League have resulted in both teams scoring (60.0%).

Leicester City remained in 15th place in the Premier League table after last weekend's 1-1 draw on the road at Ipswich Town and The Foxes are likely to be breathing just a little lighter as the visitors possess a useful five-point buffer between themselves and the relegation zone.

Recent back-to-back wins against Bournemouth and Southampton respectively have gone a long way to preventing Steve Cooper's side from dropping down into the bottom three places in the table along with picking up useful points in draws with Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Everton and Ipswich Town.

Having also been dealt four defeats though within their opening 10 matches of this new English top flight campaign as well, Leicester City's prospects of picking up all three points here at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon look to be fairly fragile.

However, the goals market looks highly promising from Leicester City's perspective especially the both teams to score option as no fewer than nine out of The Foxes' 10 league matches overall have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net as well (90.0%).

Manchester United v Leicester City Verdict

Interestingly, six out of the previous eight encounters between Manchester United and Leicester City have also produced goals at both ends of the pitch and this trend could continue on Sunday.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & BTTS Yes @ 2.60

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 9.50