Football - Newcastle United v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - St James' Park - 21/11/15 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy applauds fans as he is substituted Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Craig Brough Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Surprise front-runners Leicester City will be hoping history does not repeat itself when Manchester United provide the opposition in an unlikely top-of-the-table Premier League clash at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
Before last Saturday, Leicester had not led the table since October 2000 when United, who were second then as they are now, came to their old Filbert Street ground, inflicted Leicester's first defeat of the season winning 3-0 and went on to win the title as the Foxes faded to finish 13th.
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