Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson still regards Manchester United as a Premier League power.
The Foxes go to Old Trafford tomorrow.
"I'm expecting to play against a very good team," said Pearson. "I would hope that whoever we play have a healthy respect for us.
"I've never been in any doubt their manager will play the way he wants to. But it may be a situation where he gets all his players in before he can totally play the way he wants. That happened with us.
"But his track record as a manager is outstanding and he's proved many times over the years he is capable of building sides.
"I can only speak from my own experience but you have to get enough results while you're going through the building process to keep people on side or keep your job."
