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Ranieri names unchanged XI for potential title-clincher

Darren Staples / Reuters

Manchester - Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri named an unchanged starting XI for his side's potential Premier League title-clincher at Manchester United on Sunday.

With Leicester three points away from a fairytale title success, Leonardo Ulloa continued to deputise for the suspended Jamie Vardy up front, while Jeff Schlupp kept his place on the left wing ahead of Marc Albrighton.

Prior to last Sunday's 4-0 win over Swansea City, when Ulloa and Schlupp came into the side, Ranieri had named the same team for six successive games.

United manager Louis van Gaal, whose side is gunning for a top-four place, made one change to the team that beat Everton in last weekend's FA Cup semi-final, with Antonio Valencia replacing Timothy Fosu-Mensah at right-back.

Victory at Old Trafford, where they have not won since January 1998, would give Leicester the first top-flight title in their 132-year history.

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