Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri wants a ‘movie-style’ ending to the season as the Foxes look to secure the Premier League title at Old Trafford on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Victory away to Manchester United would see Leicester, who lead second-placed Tottenham by seven points, crowned champions with two games still to play.<\/p>\n
Even if they fail to beat United, the Foxes only need three points from three games to be certain of finishing top.<\/p>\n
“It’s unbelievable, it’s history and we know this,” Italian Ranieri said.<\/p>\n
“It is important to finish the story like an American movie. Always in the final it is OK, a happy ending.”<\/p>\n
Having narrowly escaped relegation last season, Leicester are on the verge of one of the most remarkable and unlikely successes in sporting history.<\/p>\n
A team that cost less than \u00a330m to assemble and had odds of 5,000-1 to win the league last August requires just three more points to topple the Premier League’s elite.<\/p>\n
“It’s a good opportunity but for this reason we have to be focused. Let me be calm, wait, we have time,” Ranieri added.<\/p>\n
“I told them: ‘Everything is in our hands and we must continue.’ Other people can enjoy it but I am very concentrated.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, United manager Louis van Gaal says his side are planning on “postponing” rather than “spoiling” Leicester’s title celebrations.<\/p>\n
“I think we have to beat them because we are still in the race for fourth position,” the Dutchman said.<\/p>\n
“We cannot allow that they are the champions this weekend at Old Trafford. I think they shall be the champions a week later. We don’t spoil the party, only postpone it a little bit.”<\/p>\n
United could be unchanged from their FA Cup semi-final win for the visit of the Foxes.<\/p>\n
Luke Shaw, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Will Keane remain sidelined.<\/p>\n
Leicester will be without striker Jamie Vardy, who serves an additional one-match ban for his angry reaction to being sent off against West Ham.<\/p>\n
His replacement against Swansea last week, Leonardo Ulloa, will start after overcoming a slight back problem.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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