Can Manchester United stop Leicester City's Jamie Vardy?

Manchester United come up against the Premier League's top scorer and in-form striker Jamie Vardy on Saturday Night Football.

So just how do they stop the Leicester City forward who has scored in each of his last 10 games?

First of all, Louis van Gaal will need to assess what his defence will have to deal with at the King Power Stadium.

Here, with the help of exclusive analysis from Pro Soccer Development, who claim to have the most advanced player rating system commercially available in the world, we take a closer look at Vardy's strengths. 

Better finisher than Ronaldo

In his past 10 games - in which he has equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for scoring in consecutive Premier League matches and scored 12 goals - Vardy has scored 1.2 goals-per-game, on average. All of those goals have come from inside the box, with Vardy registering a shots-to-goals success rate of 30 per cent. As a point of comparison, that is a higher conversion rate than previous analysis of Cristiano Ronaldo's finishing.

Vardy has also exhibited a variety of finishing skills, such as one-on-ones, tight angles, latching onto through balls and first-time finishes from crosses. He has also scored three out of three penalties.

First-class movement

Leicester play to Vardy's strengths, with penetrative passing into space capitalising on his impressive off-the-ball movement. The forward also has a high success rate with skills performed with his weaker left foot, making him an unpredictable opponent.

Vardy also regularly uses one-touch passes to encourage quick combination play in dangerous areas, linking up with strike partners such as Leonardo Ulloa and Shinji Okazaki. Leicester's quick counter attacks utilise this tactic, with most assists coming from Riyad Mahrez, Ulloa and Danny Drinkwater.