Back Man United to neuter the Foxes

This bet has come up in seven of the last eight Leicester v Man Utd PL meetings – and it can be backed at 85/40 with BetVictor

The KISS principle was established by the US Navy in the early 1960s. In classic American fashion, it stands for ‘Keep it simple, stupid’. A little of this thinking is required when Manchester United’s heavily-reinforced ranks set sail for the good ship Leicester in the Premier League.

The Red Devils and the Foxes have not clashed since April 2004, when Sir Alex Ferguson led his side to a nervy 1-0 win at Old Trafford, courtesy of a rare Gary Neville goal. That was the seventh time United had beaten Leicester without conceding in their past eight Premier League meetings, which extends to eight in nine if all competitions are included.

You can get 85/40 with BetVictor on Louis van Gaal’s side, who have now gone 240 top-flight minutes without letting in a goal, winning to nil at the King Power Stadium.

Nigel Pearson’s promoted east midlanders may have only drawn a blank once since returning to the promised land, but they’ve hardly been prolific and currently average a goal a game over four Premier League fixtures.

That stat shouldn’t be insurmountable for Van Gaal’s crack unit, even with 20-year-old Tyler Blackett expected to start at centre-half for the fifth league match on the spin. If midfielders Ander Herrera and Daley Blind, not to mention world-class winger Angel Di Maria, put in similar shifts to those seen at Old Trafford in United’s 4-0 thumping of QPR last time out, Leicester aren’t going to see much of the ball anyway.

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