Mourinho drops Rooney for Manchester United vs. Leicester City
Amid speculation swirling regarding Wayne Rooney's place in Manchester United's star-studded lineup, Jose Mourinho benched his captain for Saturday's big Premier League clash against reigning champion Leicester City.
Rooney's form has been a point of contention during United's recent slump, which saw the club follow three straight league wins with a pair of losses (and a Europa League loss) prior to a midweek League Cup win over League One's Northampton Town.
Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard are the ones providing the support for lone striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as United aims to topple the Foxes in a repeat of August's Community Shield.
Leicester, meanwhile, has new signing Islam Slimani starting again after he recorded a brace on his Premier League debut last weekend.
Here are the starting lineups for the teams:
The teams are in! Here's how #MUFC will line up this afternoon. #MUNLEI pic.twitter.com/WabgI7wEXO
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 24, 2016
Starting XI: Zieler, Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton, Slimani, Vardy. #MnuLei
— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 24, 2016
Stay tuned for highlights of goals and other key moments from the match.