With both sides triumphing in their last league game, Saturday presents an opportunity for City or United, who trail leaders Liverpool by four and five points respectively, to move ahead of the chasing pack.
Leicester's 2-0 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur lifted Brendan Rodgers' side up to second in the standings, one place above Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Red Devils, who defeated Leeds United 6-2.
How can I watch the game?
Foxes supporters in the UK can follow all the action from home via BT Sport 1's live TV coverage.
A number of countries around the world will also be broadcast the match, on the following channels...
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Country |
Channel |
Time |
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Australia |
Optus Sport |
11:30pm |
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Belgium |
Play Sports / Voo Sports |
1:30pm |
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Canada |
DAZN |
7:30am |
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Egypt |
beIN Sports |
2:30pm |
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Greece |
COSMOTE |
2:30pm |
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Hong Kong |
NOW TV/ NOW E |
12:30pm |
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India |
Disney+ Hotstar & Star Sports |
6pm |
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Kenya |
SuperSport |
3:30pm |
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Mexico |
Sky Mexico |
6:30am |
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New Zealand |
Spark Sport |
1:30am (Sunday) |
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Portugal |
Sport TV |
12:30pm |
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South Africa |
Super Sport |
2:30pm |
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Thailand |
True Visions |
7:30pm |
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United States |
NBC SN |
7:30am |
Click HERE to see the Premier League's full broadcast schedules.
Who’s starring on LCFC TV?
The Blue Army can listen to the Boxing Day encounter for free on LCFC Radio, with coverage commencing 90 minutes before kick-off on LCFC TV.
Matchday Live will kick things off at 11am, when presenter Dan Bates will be joined live on air by former Foxes Steve Walsh and Iwan Roberts.
Then, at approximately 12:20pm, we’ll hand over to LCFC Radio commentator James Fielden, who’ll be accompanied by 2000 League Cup winner Gerry Taggart for minute-by-minute coverage of the game.
Following the full-time whistle on Filbert Way, we’ll get the post-match thoughts of Walsh, Roberts and Taggart as the panel provides expert analysis on Leicester’s 15th Premier League outing of 2020/21.
What’s the officiating team on Sunday?
Mike Dean will be the man in the middle for gameweek 15, assisted by Ian Hussin and Dan Robathan. Robert Jones will be in between the dugouts as fourth official, while Graham Scott is set to be on VAR duty, assisted by Neil Davies.
When does everything happen?
Leicester's first post-Christmas fixture at King Power Stadium comes against an in-form Manchester United, six days after beating Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Here are all the key matchday timings for Saturday's clash:
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Event |
Time |
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Matchday Live begins on LCFC TV |
11am |
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Team news is confirmed on @lcfc social channels |
11:30am |
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BT Sport 1 coverage begins |
11:30am |
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LCFC Radio commentary commences |
12:20pm |
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Kick-off |
12:30pm |
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Full-time |
2:15pm (approximately) |
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Short highlights on LCFC TV |
4:30pm |
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Extended highlights on LCFC TV |
12am (Monday) |
All times UK-based.
Who’s in contention to play?
In his pre-match press conference with the media, Brendan Rodgers commented on the fitness of Jamie Vardy and Çağlar Söyüncü: “He (Jamie Vardy) will be fine for the game, it’s just a little bit of soreness in that (groin) area, which he’s had a few times, but he’ll be okay. Söyüncü is close, if not for Saturday, he could be available for the Monday game which will be great. He’s training and working well and other than that, everyone else is okay."
What happened last time?
The Manchester club came out on top in both Premier League clashes last season, firstly winning 1-0 at Old Trafford on 14 September, 2019, courtesy of Marcus Rashford's early penalty.
The reverse fixture, which was the final game of the 2019/20 campaign, ended 2-0 and confirmed the Red Devils' place in the top four.
Again it was a penalty, this time from Bruno Fernandes, that had United ahead, before Jesse Lingard's injury-time goal sealed three points.
When can I watch match highlights?
Supporters will be able to access a two-minute highlights package on LCFC TV approximately two hours after full-time, available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up).
Over on Leicester City's official social media channels, short clips will also be posted, while LCFC.com will house a full highlights video from midnight following the fixture.
Please note that in the interests of safety, Leicester City’s fixtures will continue to be played behind closed doors. To ensure matches can still go ahead and to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Football Club kindly asks its supporters to continue to follow their team from home and not to gather at any stadia.
All times GMT unless stated otherwise.