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11.46am GMT

Those teams: Jamie Vardy starts, which means Leicester field an unchanged side from the eleven who saw off Spurs last weekend.

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is in for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, making only his sixth appearance for United this season.

11.39am GMT

Leicester City: Schmeichel; Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Thomas, Amartey, Fuchs, Mendy, Choudhury, Praet, Perez, Iheanacho.

11.34am GMT

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Robert Jones
VAR: Graham Scott

11.34am GMT

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is expected to be fit, despite picking up a groin injury in his side’s win over Tottenham last weekend. Having recovered from the knee injury that kept him sidelined since March, Ricardo Pereira misses out again with a groin injury. Caglar Soyuncu is suffering from a similar injury and may also miss out.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær may have to plot without Scott The Scottish Player and Aaron Wan Bissaka. The Scottish Player picked up a groin injury during his bravura perfomance against Leeds last week, while Wan Bissaka missed United’s midweek League Cup win against Everton with some manner of unspecified knock.

11.34am GMT

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10.33am GMT

Merry Christmas one and all, and welcome to our minute-by-minute coverage of the Boxing Day opener between Leicester City and Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.

Currently in second place, a point clear of their visitors, Leicester City can go within a point of the league leaders Liverpool with a win over United, whose League Cup win over Everton on Wednesday was their third victory in a week.

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