Mired in the bottom half of the table and with a solitary win in their last five Premier League outings, Manchester United will welcome a change of competition as their attention shifts to the EFL Cup, where they will welcome newly promoted Leicester to Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag’s tenure at the club came to an end on Monday when the club’s management finally decided that the poor performances were untenable. Assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge in the dugout against Leicester.
Van Nistelrooy will need to address the Red Devils’ underwhelming form, underlined by their lack of cutting-edge in front of goal. In nine matches, they have scored just eight goals, which is less than a goal per match. This rate is only better than Crystal Palace’s in 17th and Southampton’s in 20th.
On the other end of the pitch, they have conceded 11 times, which is the joint fifth-best defensive record in the Premier League. Therefore, while their defensive solidity has been okay, their attack has underperformed significantly, especially their expected goals per match, which is rated at 1.57 overall.
Expert soccer predictions on 22Bet point to van Nistelrooy making significant changes that will inspire their attacking fluency in this Carabao Cup clash.
Leicester City have had a difficult return to the Premier League. After winning the Championship title at a canter, it has been a slow start to life in the big time, winning twice, drawing thrice, and losing four times in their opening nine rounds of fixtures.
With 13 goals scored, the expectation would be that the Foxes should be higher up than their current 15th place in the standings. However, their conceded 17 goals underscores their primary struggle in the Premier League – clean sheets.
After a heavy 1-3 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, Leicester City will hope that their clash against Manchester United in the League Cup will present an opportunity for a big win at Old Trafford, giving them a boost they need to reverberate for the rest of the season.
Our football predictions show that Leicester City will look to prioritize their solidity to contain a struggling Manchester United attack, while retaining an attacking threat on the counter.
Bet hereThis is a perfect match for van Nistelrooy to start his tenure as caretaker manager of Manchester United, given the quality and form of the opposition.
The “new manager bounce” mentality will inspire the attackers to lay down a marker and end their poor run of form. While the club decides on a long-term manager candidate, van Nistelrooy will be keen to pick a strong side to make his case for the job.
Leicester City, having conceded 17 times this season, will struggle against the pace of a wounded Manchester United side. Football predictions analysis on 22Bet show that the home side are expected to have the firepower and motivation for a win.
This match will likely expose the gap in quality between these sides. With both sides looking to rest players and manage the workload, this is likely to be an open match for both sides.
Manchester United, with their pace in attack, will likely be the major beneficiaries of an open match. Football bet predictions on 22Bet show that Man United are the favourites to win the race to three goals in this EFL Cup encounter.
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