De Ligt has been a notable threat from set pieces since he joined Manchester United, the centre back is averaging 0.80 shots per 90 across his 10 Premier League appearances this season.

Manchester United have had 60 corners across their 10 Premier League games this season (6.0 per game). They racked up seven corners against Leicester’s fellow newly promoted side Southampton in which De Ligt scored and had two shots on target.

De Ligt’s ability to get on the end of crosses and set piece situations stretches beyond his time at Manchester United, he averaged 0.91 shots per 90 across 22 Bundesliga appearances last campaign and 0.86 shots per 90 across 31 Bundesliga appearances the season prior.

Leicester have conceded 77 corners across their 10 Premier League games this season (7.7 per game) and have conceded 10+ corners on three separate occasions this campaign against Tottenham, Arsenal and Southampton. De Ligt should get plenty of opportunities to act as a threat from dead ball situations, particularly with Manchester United’s well documented issues in the attacking line that can make scoring from open play a difficult task.

Leicester have conceded seven or more corners in six games so far, and have conceded shots to opposition centre backs in five of these games.