Manchester United vs Leicester City

Mata has impressed Mourinho with his willingness to put in a shift for the team while Mkhitaryan has been the revelation of the season so far, assisting 4 goals in just two matches.

Gareth Bale’s name also continues to be linked with the Red Devils, and like Ronaldo, his signature would be a big transfer deal to close out the summer window.

The Red Devils have not won a league crown since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, but after four years of rebuilding the squad it seems they are ready to challenge again.

Lakaku found the net thrice in 2 matches, as United secured 6 points out of 6.

Leicester City (+950 to win, +425 to draw) will have their work cut out for them trying to slow down what looks to be the team to beat early in the 2017-18 season. This was followed by Liverpool claiming all three at Anfield over a Palace side, who is yet to get any points on the board.

Pep Guardiola’s side dominated their opening two games of the season, but in both their 2-0 win at Brighton and the 1-1 draw with Everton, City failed to turn territorial dominance into a deluge of goals.

Further confidence comes from Arsenal’s miserable record on the road in top-flight fixtures – eight of the last 13 lost. Although Sergio Romero proved to be a very reliable goalkeeper after having a wonderful campaign in the Europa League last season, I believe that the Spaniard will be number one this season. “But at the same time, if I understand him better, I would probably help him in a faster way than I did. It’s not going to be easy”. It’s actually called ‘Any Other Home Win’ now, but it’s basically the same.

Mourinho praised Anthony Martial who has scored two league goals in two games despite not starting any of the games.

Joey Barton insists any team finishing above Manchester United this season will be crowned Premier League champions. Paul Mariner feels Luke Shaw can still make a big impact under Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

Still, you can be sure that we’ll see Lukaku in the front, who’ll look to improve his goal-scoring yield even further (so far 3 goals). They played Bournemouth off the park last Saturday.

The 30-year-old scored only 13 goals in the Premier League last season after a slow start, according to Squawka, but he is clearly rejuvenated under Shakespeare.

However, they came back strongly to post their first win against Brighton and Hove Albion last week.

For the visitors, Danny Drinkwater, Harry Maguire, Wes Morgan, and Kelechi Iheanacho all face late fitness tests ahead of the game. Another four will do me nicely. I am very certain that Paul Pogba will have a barnstorming season for United this year.

“We’ve just got to be a bit more clinical”.

But as the new season of Premier League kicks off, Manchester United have shown what they are capable of.

Basel have won the Swiss league seven times in a row and this season make their eighth group stage appearance.