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For spice, consider how this tie is the sides’ third meeting this term. Manchester United won the first two with an aggregate of 8-2, Ruud van Nistelrooy was interim manager for each, then Ruben Amorim made the Dutchman unemployed when taking over as the head coach in mid-autumn. Now returning to Old Trafford as Leicester’s No 1, Van Nistelrooy can expect a warm welcome due to his former status as a star United striker. But if he engineers a knockout of the holders, Van Nistelrooy will be recast, temporarily, as the villain of the faithful. Jamie Jackson
Manchester United v Leicester, Friday 8pm (all times GMT)
Leyton Orient v Manchester City, Saturday 12.15pm
Coventry v Ipswich, Saturday 3pm
Everton v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm
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Publish date : 2025-02-07 00:01:27
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