Premier League 2024-2025: Manchester City-Leicester, the likely lineups

Wednesday, April 2 at 8:45 p.m. at the Ethiad Stadium in Manchester will stage the match between Manchester City and Leicester. The match will be valid for the 30th day of the Premier League. The team coached by Pep Guardiola comes to the league challenge with 48 points in 29 days. The Citizens are currently in fifth place in the standings in the middle of the race for the Champions League.

Leicester, on the other hand, is experiencing a completely different situation. Currently, the Van Nistelrooij-coached team is second-to-last in the standings with only 17 points in 29 games. The Foxes are fighting not to relegate to the Championship, England’s second division, but the road is very complicated.

Pep Guardiola for the challenge against Leicester is expected to take the field with 4-2-3-1. In goal will be Ortega. In front of him the two center-backs should be Khusanov and Ruben Dias. The two full-backs Gvardiol and Nunes. The two middies should be Gundogan and Nico. Those to act behind the only forward, which should be Foden and not Haaland, will be Doku on the left, Marmoush trequartista and Savinho on the right.

Leicester, on the other hand, should take the field with a 3-4-2-1. Hermansen defending the posts with the three central midfielders expected to be Thomas, Coady and Faes. The two midfielders will most likely be Ndidi and Soumare. Justin and Kristiansen on the flanks. The two trequartists behind Vardy should be Ayew and Khannous.

Probable lineups

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Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, Khusanov; Gonzalez, Gundogan, Savinho, Doku; Marmoush, Foden. Coach: Guardiola.

Leicester (3-4-2-1): Hermansen; Faes, Coady, Thomas; Justin, Ndidi, Soumare, Kristiansen; Ayew, El Khannous, Vardy. Coach: Van Nistelrooij.