The Reds moved ahead of the Midlands outfit with a draw against West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday, and will complete a remarkable turnaround with a draw or a win over Brendan Rodgers’s side, who occupied second position in the table on New Year’s Day.
On January 1, when the Foxes beat Newcastle and United lost at Arsenal, Leicester were a full 14 points clear, with a goal difference 20 superior to that of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.
In the space of 15 matches, the Reds gradually eroded that gap, before leapfrogging Sunday’s hosts during the week.