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(Reuters) – Manchester United may have taken their time to reach top speed in the Premier League this season, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side could find themselves in second place and two points behind leaders Liverpool with a win in Leicester City on Saturday.
Solskjaer faced questions about his future after United’s departure from the Champions League group stage and their home matches, but the Norwegian has overseen six wins and a draw in seven league games to take his team to third. place with 26 points.
After shaking off the cobwebs with a 6-2 home win against Leeds United last weekend, United will have their 100% road record when traveling to Leicester, which is one point ahead of Solskjaer’s side. but he has played one more game.
Only Liverpool can match Leicester’s nine-win tally this season, but Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes have also lost five of their 14 games so far, more than any of the top six teams, and were beaten 2-0 by Everton in his last home game.
Chelsea, who are in the top four, visit a struggling Arsenal languishing in 15th place after their worst start to the campaign since the 1974-75 season and the pressure on coach Mikel Arteta is mounting to turn the fortunes around. North London club.
The Gunners have lost five of their last seven league games to West Bromwich Albion’s new manager Sam Allardyce, saying they now face a relegation battle similar to his team’s.
DAUNTING TEST
West Brom faces an overwhelming test as they visit Anfield to face champion Liverpool, who returned to their best in a 7-0 win at Crystal Palace last weekend, a result that followed their 2-1 win. at home on Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool have received a boost with the return to full first-team training of midfielder Thiago Alcantara following a knee injury suffered against Everton in October.
José Mourinho’s Spurs, who topped the table earlier this month before falling to sixth place, travel to the West Midlands to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in another match on Sunday.
The mid-table Wolves have lost three of their last four games in the absence of injured forward Raúl Jiménez.
Goal-shy Manchester City find themselves in uncharted territory with Pep Guardiola in eighth place after 13 games, but will aim to be six games unbeaten when Newcastle United visit on Saturday.
Steve Bruce’s 12th side hopes to outrun a COVID-19 outbreak at the club and claim a sixth win of the campaign to reach the top half of the table.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa host Palace, Southampton visit Fulham on Saturday, while winless Sheffield United host an Everton side that has won three straight games to jump to fourth place.
Leeds United take on Burnley at Elland Road and West Ham United host Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Edited by Ken Ferris)
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