Manchester City-Leicester, the likely lineups.
Manchester City-Leicester, the likely lineups.
The ambitions are opposite but the goal is common: Manchester City and Leicester will face off on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Etihad Stadium.
Guariola’s team wants to stay in the wake of leading Arsenal (currently +5 on De Bruyne and co.). Given Foden’s long stop and the need to rest Grealish, there is a chance to see Mahrez from the first minute. Fresh from their Champions League success against Bayern, City will want to repeat in the Premier.
Leicester’s situation is totally different: the Foxes are in second-to-last place in the standings, the result of only 25 points collected in 30 days. The team of Dean Smith, who took over from Brendan Rodgers just 4 days ago, will have to do without Harvey Barnes, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand. Attack relied on the flag Vardy.
Likely lineups.
MANCHESTER CITY (3-4-2-1): Ederson; Aké, Akanji, Ruben Dias; Grealish, Stones, Rodri, Mahrez; Gundogan, De Bruyne; Haaland. Coach: Guardiola
LEICESTER (4-3-3): Iversen, Pereira, Amartey, Faes, Castagne, Soumare, Ndidi, Kristiansen, Maddison, Vardy, Barnes. Coach: Smith
