Predicted XI | MUFC vs. Leicester City (28/11/2015)

GOAL | David de Gea

DEFENSE | Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo

This is the same back four that started during the week against PSV. Jones is sitting this one out due to injury, but even still Blind is steadily growing into the role of centre-back, alongside Smalling, as is Rojo as replacement to Shaw at left back. Darmian will more than likely start his first league game since the Palace draw at the end of October.

MIDFIELD | Jesse Lingard, Morgan Schneiderlin, Juan Mata, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay

I give up trying to reinvent van Gaal's midfield, or suggest that - even in light of the consistently unimaginative football being played and serious lack of creativity produced game-after-game - he finally start playing a different system.

Against a poor Watford side, as he did against the equally poor West Brom, he continued to play the rigid 4-2-3-1 system with two holding midfielders sitting in front of the back four. With all the decent attacking, creative options we have is this really the best option? Or, as is proven in virtually every game the tactic is deployed, is he just suffocating the life and soul out of this once great, exciting football team?

So, although it pains me to say this, Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin (who was awful in the Champions League against PSV) will keep their place because...well...just because. However I would play Mata in the no.10 role over Rooney - who is fast become to van Gaal what Fellaini was to David Moyes. Lingard and Depay, both of whom have looked like the only player's interested in creating chances and trying to score recently, will definitely both start,

ATTACK | Anthony Martial

There is only one man to lead United's attack (quite literally!!). Martial's energy and innovation set him apart, even though most of the time the rest of the team fail to move to the same beat.

Prediction | 1-1

I'm going for the same scoreline that I predicted (and, thankfully got wrong) for the Watford game last weekend. There is currently no stopping Jamie Vardy, who'll look to break Ruud's record and score in his 11th straight league game, however although we've been uninspiring this season there is no denying that big Mike and co. have been extremely sturdy in defense. Add to that the fact that Leicester City have not performed brilliantly against the big teams so far - drawing against Tottenham, Stoke and Southampton and losing to Arsenal - I can see Vardy and Leicester's attack struggling against us this weekend.



At the same time however, I can't see us beating them. So although a win will see us top the table we could end the weekend in fourth place...in fact, if we lose while Citeh, Arsenal and Tottenham win we will be outside the top four since August. To be honest, given the overall quality of football that has been produced by United so far this season, it is no more than we deserve.