As Manchester United returned to Manchester from Spain with a draw, attention was focused on the Premier League fixture, which kicks off at 2.05pm on Sunday.

This is a real battle for the kings, especially for Manchester United and Marcus Rashford, and it is a battle that cannot afford to lose. Because before that, they shouted the slogan of beating Leicester City and finally reversing Leicester City to win the title. But if you can't win this game, then all this will become a joke. Not only will the Old Dream Theater become a playground for the Blue Foxes, but the last vestige of dignity of the Red Devils will also be lost, and they will become the laughing stock of football for a long time.

United are also taking this game very seriously, with Louis van Gaal not only resting Marcus Rashford's attacking line in midweek in the Europa League, but also goalkeeper David De Gea resting his batteries for the weekend's showdown.

In his pre-match press conference, Louis van Gaal also made his voice heard, saying that this game is a must-win game for Manchester United, not only to keep the hope of winning the league title alive, but also to compete for a Champions League spot.

Now, Manchester United's Champions League place is still precarious. With Arsenal's win at home to Norwich, Manchester United have been pushed into fourth place in the league. Behind them, Manchester City are just one point behind Manchester United.

If United fail to win and City win away at Southampton, United will fall out of the Champions League places. Although Manchester United have a make-up game in the league afterwards, they have not picked up the points they have and are always full of uncertainties.

Louis van Gaal also mentioned the consequence of not winning this game, which is to have Leicester City crowned at the Theatre of Dreams, which is absolutely fatal for Manchester United. It's not that Manchester United can't fail, it's not that they can't accept defeat, but such a fatal defeat is absolutely unacceptable.

Regarding Rashford's competition for the European Golden Boot, Van Gaal said he has faith in Rashford, a little guy who has been amazing since his debut. Despite Leicester's defensive good, he doesn't think Leicester will be able to prevent Marcus Rashford from scoring and Rashford will certainly be going on in this game.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri said: "It's going to be a tough weekend and I have a lot of respect for Louis van Gaal, the players and the fans. ”

'But I'm not nervous, I just want to play against Manchester United and stay strong and consistent. We know this is a real chance to win the Premier League, but we still have time, so let's calm down. ”

"The team's performance and results this season have been incredible, that's history. I'm relaxed because I observe my players, they train well, enjoy themselves, help each other and it's very important to be well prepared. ”

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As Claudio Ranieri said, this season, Leicester City's civilian side have been leading the way since returning to top of the Premier League table in the 22nd round with distinctive counter-attacking play, collective team quality and tenacious fighting spirit.

With three league games remaining, the Foxes are 10 points ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur and 11 points ahead of Manchester United, who have a game in hand.

In other words, they are on track to win the club's first top-flight title in 132 years, with their previous best result in the top flight being runners-up in 1928/29.

As it stands, it's only a matter of time before Leicester win the title, and only Manchester United, the former Premier League giant, is left in front of them.

If they can upset Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams, or even draw with it, they will be crowned at Old Trafford, regardless of what the Reds play in their next three games.

Even if they lose at Old Trafford, Leicester will have time to correct their mistakes, as they can win any of their next two games.

So, in the eyes of people, Manchester United's claim that there is a possibility of a reversal against Leicester City at Old Trafford is more like a kind of self-hypnosis. Because even if Manchester United wins this game, it can't completely stop Leicester City from attacking the championship, because Leicester is still 8 points ahead and is still infinitely close to the championship.

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It was in this environment of public opinion that the match between Manchester United and Leicester City arrived.

This will be the 121st meeting between the two teams in their history, after Manchester United held a clear advantage with 60 wins, 27 draws and 33 defeats, with Leicester City winning just six of their 59 home games, the last six of which have been defeats at the Theatre of Dreams.

In the 19 league games in the Premier League era, Manchester United also has 19 games, 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

However, this is no longer the case, as the Premier League leaders, Leicester City are unbeaten in nine games and have won their last three away league games and kept a perfect clean sheet.

Manchester United, of course, are the hottest team in England and Europe in recent times, having won 17 games on three fronts, winning 16 of them since losing to Midtjylland in the Europa League quarter-finals in February. In the Premier League, they have also won eight in a row, and seven of them have kept the city open.

What will happen to the conversation between two teams that are well defended?

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There are two other highlights of this game, one of which is Manchester United's most in-form young goalscorer Marcus Rashford, who shouted the slogan of winning the European Golden Boot last week.

Today, he is fifth in the European Golden Boot list, behind Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jonas and Gonzalo Higuain.

Originally, Rashford was fourth in the Golden Boot list last week, but with Suarez's eight-goal defeat of Laco at Barcelona, a 6-0 home sweep of Sporting Gijón in a quadruple, and another goal in last night's away game against Real Betis, Suarez's league goal tally has reached 35, jumping from fifth to first in the European Golden Boot table.

Marcus Rashford, on the other hand, now stands at 29 league goals, six behind Suarez. It looks like Rashford will have a hard time winning the European Golden Boot.

The only thing that works in Rashford's favour is that United still have four league games to play, while Suarez has only two left.

Another highlight is Wayne Rooney's record of 100 goals at home. Wayne Rooney's current league tally at Old Trafford stands at 99, with only one player in Premier League history to reach triple figures for the same pitch – Thierry Henry has 114 goals at Highbury.

It is worth mentioning that Chubby has only scored seven goals in the Premier League this season, and since joining Manchester United in the summer of 2004, Rooney has never scored double-digit goals in a single season, and the worst season in 2004-05 and 2010-11 was also 11 league goals. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~