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Premier League | Gameweek 38
Jul 26, 2020 at 4pm UK
King Power Stadium
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Leicester
0 - 2
Man Utd


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Solskjaer calls on United to "dominate" Leicester on final day

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's third-placed side will seal Champions League qualification if they avoid defeat at Leicester.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is determined to get the job done in style as Manchester United face top-four rivals Leicester in Sunday's Champions League showdown.

As a topsy-turvy campaign belatedly draws to a conclusion, United have one step left after impressively overcoming their worst start to a Premier League campaign.

Wednesday 1-1 draw with David Moyes' West Ham may have lacked inspiration and excitement, but it saw United break into the top-four for the first time since September as Leicester took their place in fifth.

It sets up a mouth-watering season finale between the top-four rivals at an empty King Power Stadium on Sunday, where Solskjaer's third-placed side will seal Champions League qualification if they avoid defeat.

"We're looking forward to the game, we've given ourselves a good chance of being in the Champions League next year but we can't go into a game thinking about what the outcome can be," the United boss said.

"We've just got to go and perform and perform at a high enough level and standard so we can get a result.

"We want to go there and dominate the game. We wanted to get this position to be able to go to Leicester and having to beat them and we're not going to change our approach.

"We want to go there and try and win the game."

Marcus Rashford secured Manchester United a 1-0 win against Leicester in September (Martin Rickett/PA)

A fascinating clash awaits in the East Midlands as United look to get over the line, having faced a gruelling fixture schedule in a truncated period due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Focus and concentration is very, very vital in football," Solskjaer said. "When you play against quality teams, quality players, one lapse of concentration can hurt you.

"We're going to go into it with a strong frame of mind. It's not job done, we have got to this point and we have one more game in this season.

"That's this season, this is a journey for this team. This is one extra step on the journey for this team, which we've come a long way.

"They have trusted us, taken step by step, believed and trusted in what we have said and the boys have worked really hard.

"The fitness levels and the mental robustness is so much better than last season."

Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe are the only definite absentees for Sunday's Premier League finale, with Solskjaer vowing to give Luke Shaw and Eric Bailly as much time as they can to prove their fitness.

United captain Harry Maguire returns to the King Power Stadium for the first time since last summer's big-money switch from Leicester.

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