Brendan Rodgers, Manager of Leicester City interacts with fourth official (© Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Brendan Rodgers, Manager of Leicester City interacts with fourth official (© Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Wounded Foxes mustn't lose to United, or they'll be decapitated

Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 01.09.22. | 17:10

This is Brendan Rodgers' toughest challenge and the last hope of survival. For Leicester too

Time is ticking away. That's the fact Brendan Rodgers is perfectly aware of ahead of Leicester City's clash tonight against Manchester United at King Power Stadium.

If the Foxes lose the fourth game in a row (with nothing else but a single draw along with it), they'll be heavily stuck to the very bottom of the EPL table.

Rodgers - together with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard - is the top contender to be axed way before Christmas. Actually, the former Liverpool gaffer will surely be jobless after tonight's match if he fails to grab at least a point.

On the other hand, Man Utd have won two straight games after that horrible start of the season. Antony's transfer and lots of other positive activities around the club have surely affected the Red Devils, and a potential away win could launch them straight to fifth place on the table.

All of a sudden, things don't seem so awful for the Old Trafford outfit.

PREMIER LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 5

Tuesday

Fulham - Brighton 2-1 (0-0)

/Mitrovic 48, Dunk 55 og - Mac Allister 60 pen/

Crystal Palace - Brentford 1-1 (1-0)

/Zaha 59 - Wissa 88/

Southampton - Chelsea 2-1 (1-1)

/Lavia 28, Armstrong 45+1 - Sterling 23/

Leeds - Everton 1-1 (0-1)

/Sinisterra 55 - Gordon 17/

Wednesday

Bournemouth - Wolverhampton 0-0

Arsenal - Aston Villa 2-1 (1-0)

/Jesus 30, Martinelli 74 - Luiz 77/

Man City - Nottingham Forest 6-0 (3-0)

/Haaland 12, 23, 38, Cancelo 50, Alvarez 87/

West Ham - Tottenham 1-1 (0-1)

/Soucek 55 - Kehrer 34 og/

Liverpool - Newcastle 2-1 (0-1)

/Firmino 61, Carvalho 90+7 - Isak 38/

Thursday

22.00: (3.80) Leicester (3.50) Man.Utd. (2.10)

***odds are subject to change



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