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Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Manchester United

We welcome Manchester United to King Power Stadium on Sunday night for a crucial Premier League encounter under the lights.

2025-03-13T10:00+00:00

by Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

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13 Mar, 2025

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Manchester United

We welcome Manchester United to King Power Stadium on Sunday night for a crucial Premier League encounter under the lights.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-03-13T10:00+00:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Manchester United

We welcome Manchester United to King Power Stadium on Sunday night for a crucial Premier League encounter under the lights.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-03-13T10:00+00:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Manchester United

We welcome Manchester United to King Power Stadium on Sunday night for a crucial Premier League encounter under the lights.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-03-13T10:00+00:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Manchester United

We welcome Manchester United to King Power Stadium on Sunday night for a crucial Premier League encounter under the lights.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-03-13T10:00+00:00

Leicester City need points in the battle for top-flight survival, while the Red Devils are also hoping to get away from the unfamiliar surroundings of the bottom half.

Sunday’s game will see former Man Utd striker Ruud van Nistelrooy go head-to-head with the club he also managed earlier this season. Although he’s already been in both dugouts this season, this particular game will represent the first in the Premier League since 2014/15 when a manager has overseen two different teams in a single fixture – Alan Pardew (Newcastle United vs. Crystal Palace).

City have won 25 of our meetings with United, who hold the upper hand with 53 victories. There's also been 25 all-competition draws between the two outfits. It's a 7pm kick-off at King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Bucking the trend – inroads to be made

We’ll be aiming to reverse our recent fortunes against United, having lost four of the last five league clashes. The most recent meeting at Old Trafford in November 2024 ended in a 3-0 defeat for Leicester, with goals from Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, and a Victor Kristiansen own goal settling the contest.

Our last positive result came in April 2022 when Kelechi Iheanacho's goal earned us a 1-1 draw in Manchester. However, Leicester fans will fondly remember the thrilling 4-2 victory at King Power Stadium in October 2021, when Youri Tielemans, Caglar Söyüncü, Jamie Vardy, and Patson Daka found the net.

Familiar foes – a fourth clash this term

In cup competitions, the two sides have already met twice this season. Manchester United came out on top in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a 5-2 victory, despite goals from Bilal El Khannouss and Conor Coady. Most recently, the sides clashed in the FA Cup Fourth Round in February, with United once again prevailing 2-1 courtesy of goals from Joshua Zirkzee and a controversial Harry Maguire winner.

The history between the clubs extends to high-profile occasions, such as the 2016 FA Community Shield at Wembley. On that day, Jamie Vardy's goal was not enough as United secured a 2-1 win through Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Finding the net – Keyworth & Law

Leicester may take inspiration from our record goalscorer against United, Ken Keyworth, who netted nine times against the Red Devils in the 1960s. Meanwhile, Manchester United's Denis Law holds the record for most goals against Leicester with 13.

The last Foxes player to score a hat-trick against United was Keyworth in 1963, while van Nistelrooy was the last Red Devil to hit three in one game against the Foxes in 2003.

Penalties have also played their part in this fixture. Leicester's most recent successful spot-kicks came in the famous 5-3 victory in September 2014, when David Nugent and Leonardo Ulloa both converted from 12 yards. United's latest penalty against City was scored by Bruno Fernandes in July 2020.

The last time

LAST LEICESTER HAT-TRICK: 16/04/1963, old First Division, Filbert Street, Ken Keyworth

LAST MAN UTD HAT-TRICK: 27/09/2003, Premier League, King Power Stadium, Ruud van Nistelrooy

LAST LEICESTER PENALTY SCORED: 21/09/2014, Premier League, King Power Stadium, David Nugent & Leonardo Ulloa

LAST MAN UTD PENALTY SCORED: 26/07/2020, Premier League, King Power Stadium, Bruno Fernandes

LAST LEICESTER OWN GOAL CONCEDED: 10/11/2024, Premier League, Old Trafford, Victor Kristiansen

LAST MAN UTD OWN GOAL CONCEDED: 26/12/2020, Premier League, King Power Stadium, Axel Tuanzebe

LAST LEICESTER DEBUTANT: 10/08/2018, Premier League, Old Trafford, Ricardo Pereira, James Maddison, Rachid Ghezzal

LAST MAN UTD DEBUTANT: 07/05/2025, FA Cup Fourth Round, Old Trafford, Patrick Dorgu

LAST LEICESTER PLAYER SENT OFF: 26/07/2020, Premier League, King Power Stadium, Jonny Evans

LAST MAN UTD PLAYER SENT OFF: 21/09/2014, Premier League, King Power Stadium, Tyler Blackett

LAST TRANSFER TO LEICESTER: 01/09/2014, Tom Lawrence & Nick Powell (loan)

LAST TRANSFER FROM LEICESTER: 18/07/2023, Jonny Evans

LEADING LEICESTER SCORER vs. MAN UTD: Ken Keyworth | 9

LEADING MAN UNITED SCORER vs. LEICESTER: Denis Law | 13

PLAYED FOR BOTH: Jack Barmby, Tom Cleverley, Laurie Cunningham, John Curtis, Gerry Daly, Ritchie de Laet, Danny Drinkwater, Jonny Evans, Colin Gibson, Keith Gillespie, Ernie Hine, Matty James, Michael Keane, Ton Lawrence, Jesse Lingard, Arthur Lochhead, Harry Maguire, John Mitten, Johnny Morris, Nick Powell, Mark Robins, Louis Rowley, Martin Russell, Robbie Savage, Danny Simpson, Ritchie Wellens and Ron-Robert Zieler.

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