Vardy may also face a stern test in finding the back of the Louis Van Gaal’s side have also conceded the fewest goals this season out of any team in the division.
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Van Gaal has painful memories of United’s 5-3 defeat at the King Power Stadium last season when the 29-year-old striker was involved in all five Foxes goals.
Rooney’s form remains a major line of questioning at Van Gaal’s pre-match press conferences, and it was no different on the eve of the Leicester game.
Vardy can move ahead of Ruud van Nistelrooy and scrub the former United scorer’s 2005 feat from the record books if he scores and makes it ten league games in a row.
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When asked whether he was anxious about criticism from supporters, Van Gaal said: “Because the fans have to be happy, you are playing for the fans so you can not deny that”.
During United’s pre-season tour, the 30-year-old spoke of his determination to score more than 25 goals this season, but he has so far found the net on just two occasions in the league.
Manchester United will lock horns this weekend with the surprise leaders of the Premier league Leicester City but the victor in the match will be on top of the league table as United as United are placed second in the league.
Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League despite their “panicky” performance against PSV Eindhoven.
The Anonymous Manchester United star said to Jason Burt of Telegraph that he is struggling to replicate his usual form under the Dutchman and has blamed his negative footballing approach for that. I remember playing him at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
“Now we have played against PSV, within two days we have to play against Leicester, who are top of the table. There were occasions we could have put our foot on the ball and controlled it a bit more but we were a bit panicky at times which allowed them to get back into the game”.
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Louis van Gaal has revealed that an injury forced him to take off Wayne Rooney rather than Anthony Martial in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City, he told BBC Sport. “After that Leicester game our defensive organisation improved and we have proved that more than ever this season”.
