26/07/2017 11:29, Report by Ryan Grant

Manchester United and Leicester City have served up some entertaining battles in recent seasons and, with the new campaign just weeks away, the sides will soon lock horns again.

Following opening Premier League games against West Ham United at Old Trafford and Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, the Reds will welcome Leicester to Manchester on Saturday 26 August. Ahead of the big kick-off, check out our factfile on the Foxes...

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Manager: Appointed on a permanent basis at the start of June, Craig Shakespeare has impressed since taking over from Claudio Ranieri following the Italian's controversial dismissal. A midfielder during his playing days, Shakespeare is in his second spell at Leicester, and has also worked for West Bromwich Albion and Hull City. He is the only Englishman to have won his first four Premier League matches as a manager, and will hope to build on some early success in 2017/18.

Stadium: Leicester's 32,000-capacity King Power Stadium will again be the venue for the Foxes' home games during the coming campaign. Formerly known as the Walkers Stadium, the ground has seen its fair share of historic moments in recent years, and will be the 11th biggest in this season's top flight.

Last season: Following up a 5,000/1 title triumph was always going to be a tough task for Leicester, but their 12th-place finish in 2016/17 only tells half the story. Defeat to United in the Community Shield at Wembley, coupled with the loss of N'Golo Kante to Chelsea, set the tone for a miserable few months in which the Foxes won just four league games before Christmas. Ranieri was named Coach of the Year at the BBC Sports Personality awards evening in December, but was relieved of his duties just two months later, despite the club's impressive Champions League performances. Shakespeare's introduction as caretaker boss ultimately steadied the ship, though, as his side narrowly missed out on a place in the last four of the European competition and finished 10 points above the Premier League drop zone.

Head to head: United have an excellent record against Leicester, having won 63 and drawn 28 of the previous 124 meetings between the sides. In terms of individual records, Reds legend Denis Law loved playing in this fixture - he scored 13 goals in as many games against the Foxes between 1962 and 1973, including a hat-trick during his first season at the club. Our biggest-ever victory over Leicester at Old Trafford came in September 1980, and fans will also remember fondly a 6-2 win at Leicester during the Treble-winning season.

Recent meetings: As mentioned, United came out on top when the sides met in last season's curtain-raiser at Wembley, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late goal proving decisive. It was in the two league meetings between the sides that the Reds really impressed, however. A comprehensive 4-1 victory at Old Trafford - featuring Paul Pogba's first goal for the club - was among our best performances of the campaign, and Jose Mourinho's men were equally clinical when winning the reverse fixture 3-0 in February.