5 causes why Leicester City can pip Manchester United or Chelsea to Champions League place

Leicester City may be the underdogs for a top-four finish going into Sunday's final round of Premier League fixtures but there are plenty of causes for optimism. Champions League fans can book Champions League Final Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

Look at the injury list, look at the squad lists, look at the form table, look at the actual table, and everything points towards a Manchester United win this weekend that would see Leicester City’s 11-month pursuit of Champions League football ended on the final day.

There will be a section of City fans taking a pessimistic view of Sunday’s showdown and already searching for potential Europa League opponents. But there are a handful of reasons to be optimistic.

The city may have a fitness edge:

It’s been a grueling six weeks for Premier League players, who have followed three months off with a game every three or four days. But City players this week were handed the slight relief of a few days off with Brendan Rodgers’ side afforded a week-long break between matches.

Because of their FA Cup involvement, United have not had such a luxury and have had half the time to prepare for the game following their clash with West Ham on Wednesday. Rodgers doesn’t know if the quick turnaround will affect United, but he certainly knows his side are fresher than they were last weekend.

He said “It’s not something that we wanted to talk about in the aftermath of the Tottenham match but I felt we were tired and leggy after the game. I am happy we have been able to recover well, put a plan in place, and then be fresh as we can for the game. How it affects the other team I don’t know. But for us, the week gives us every opportunity.”

Home advantage retained

More than any other game, this is the one that City would have wanted 30,000 fans there cheering them on. Despite the absence of supporters, home advantage does still exist in the Premier League, post-restart stats have shown.

And City’s record at the King Power Stadium is good. They’ve only lost one of their last six home league matches – to Manchester City – and have kept clean sheets in their last four on home turf.

Is United’s form that good?

Much has been made of United’s form and their 13-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. While any streak that reaches double figures is impressive, it perhaps does not stand up as quite so brilliant when examined more closely. Since the restart, United have won five and drawn three of their Premier League games.

And while they defeated Sheffield United – one of the teams' City also downed – all of their other victories have come against sides in the bottom six. They failed to get the better of Spurs, Southampton, and then West Ham on Wednesday, where they underwhelmed. That should give City hope.

Wolves can provide a lifeline

The city can also sneak into the top four with a draw but for that to happen, they need Chelsea to lose. Thankfully, Frank Lampard’s side is playing a team with something to fight for. Wolves, who have so often been the menace of big clubs this season, need a win to ensure they finish above Spurs and guarantee Europa League qualification.

If they can do that, and City hold firm at the King Power, Champions League football will be secured.

The real Leicester are still there

The above reasons skirt over that City are still a pretty decent team. It's been easy to forget during their gradual slip down the table, but only a week-and-a-half ago, this injury-hit side dominated and secured a comfortable victory against an in-form, organised Sheffield United.

Recent evidence of how well this team can play should bring confidence to fans, players, and staff alike.

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