M.E.N. ON SUNDAY

Analysis, ratings and reaction as United take on Leicester

LINDELOF-BAILLY REUNION VICTOR Lindelof and Eric Bailly started together just five times last season and two of those games were during Harry Maguire’s end-ofseason lay-off.

Bailly, this year’s incongruous recipient of a contract, has not had a kick this season outside of the Carabao Cup defeat to West Ham.

The 27-year-old is the fourthchoice centre-back and he is fortunate to have that status – and have lasted this long at United.

Both Bailly and Lindelof have excelled against Jamie Vardy before and must hope to do so again today if Maguire isn’t fit.

MIDFIELD SELECTION NEMANJA Matic has retired from international duty and international fortnights for Donny van de Beek are currently spent at Carrington. Paul Pogba has had the benefit of a six-day breather following France’s Nations League final victory over Spain, Scott McTominay is back at United after two wins in two with Scotland, while Fred started in Brazil’s 4-1 thrashing of Uruguay in the early hours of yesterday morning. It is high-time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer trialled possible solutions for United’s midfield and an out-ofform Leicester minus Wilfred Ndidi offers an opportunity to do so. The Reds were given the runaround by Ndidi and Youri Tielemans in their FA Cup quarter-final at Leicester in March but Ndidi is sidelined with a hamstring injury and Hamza Choudhury would be a downgrade.

LINGARD TO START?

IT HAS been 654 days since Jesse Lingard last started for United in the Premier League and the wait should have already ended this season. Inexplicably, he has been overlooked for meaningful starts despite his impacts off the bench in domestic