Your Guide To Man Utd's Visit To Leicester

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14 Oct 2021
3 Minutes
Manchester United are the visitors to King Power Stadium on Saturday as the 2021/22 Premier League season reaches matchday eight.

Leicester City are unbeaten in their last three competitive clashes with the Red Devils, but Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side have been boosted by the recent arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphaël Varane and Jadon Sancho. Ahead of Saturday's 3pm kick-off, here's everything you need to know...

Who's starring on LCFC TV?

Former Leicester captain Matt Elliott stars across LCFC Radio's four-hour coverage.

From 1:30pm on Saturday, LCFC Radio's Matchday Live coverage begins, with presenter Dan Bates set to be joined by former Fox Matt Elliott for 90 minutes of previews and opinions, alongside co-commentator Gerry Taggart, who will be positioned in the Filbert Way pressbox.

From around 2:50pm, Taggart and commentator John Dunn will be hand to talk the Blue Army through all the action in the East Midlands, before another 30 minutes of reaction, including Elliott. All pre and post-match coverage will be available across @LCFC social media.

In-play commentary, on the other hand, can be located, for free, on the LCFC.com Match Centre.

What's the officiating team? 

The referee for the clash with Antonio Conte's Spurs will be Craig Pawson.

Referee Craig Pawson is the man in the middle on Saturday, assisted by Lee Betts and Dan Robathan. The fourth official, meanwhile, is Andy Madley. VAR will be overseen by Darren England, who will be assisted by Eddie Smart.

When does everything happen?

The home of the Foxes is primed for another Premier League matchday.

As the Foxes host the Red Devils, here are your key matchday timings...

Event Time
Matchday Live starts on LCFC TV 1:30pm
Team news confirmed on @LCFC social media 2pm
Commentary starts on LCFC Radio 2:50pm
Kick-off 3pm
Full-time 4:50pm approx
Two-minute goals video on LCFC TV 7pm
Short highlights and clips available on @LCFC social media 10pm
Match of the Day starts on BBC One* 10:30pm
Full highlights on LCFC TV 12am (Sunday)


* UK only.

What happened last time against Man Utd?

Kelechi Iheanacho, so often a threat in the FA Cup, scored a brace for Leicester against Man Utd last season.

In the last home encounter, Leicester City secured a hugely impressive 3-1 victory over Manchester United en route to the Club's first-ever FA Cup triumph under the management of Brendan Rodgers.

The Red Devils were the opponents in the last-eight with City looking to reach a first semi-final in the competition for 39 years. Man Utd, on the other hand, were 12-time winners of the FA Cup, but they fell behind on 24 minutes as Kelechi Iheanacho seized on Fred's backpass to slot past David de Gea.

Mason Greenwood got the visitors back on level terms before the break, but Youri Tielemans - Leicester's eventual hero in the final - struck from outside the area to put City back in the ascendancy. Iheanacho, on the other hand, hit a third with 12 minutes remaining to continue the Foxes' FA Cup adventure.

How can I watch the game?  

The Foxes faithful will be out in force on Filbert Way this weekend.

The following TV stations from around the world will be housing live coverage of the action...

Country Channel Local time
Australia Optus Sport 1am (Sunday)
Canada DAZN 9am
China iQIYI Sports 10pm
Denmark viaplay 4pm
Egypt beIN Sports 4pm
Germany Sky Sports 4pm
Hong Kong NOW 11pm
India Disney+ Hotstar 7:30pm
Jamaica RUSH 9am
New Zealand Spark Sports 3am (Sunday)
South Africa Super Sport 4pm
Thailand truevisions  9pm
United States USA Network & Universo 10am


Can't see your country above? Click HERE for the Premier League's full schedules.

When can I catch match highlights?

A range of match clips and reaction videos will be available on LCFC TV after the game.

Around two hours after full-time, a two-minute highlights package - which is available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up) - will be posted on LCFC TV.

Leicester City's official social media channels, meanwhile, will post short clips from the day's action from 10pm on Sunday evening, while extended match highlights will be published on LCFC.com from midnight (12am) on Monday following the fixture.

All times BST unless stated otherwise.