Manchester City vs Leicester City
Competition: English Premier League
Date: 06 February 2016 - Time: 12:45 GMT
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition: English Premier League
Date: 06 February 2016 - Time: 12:45 GMT
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Man City team have gone seven matches without defeat in all
competitions but enter this match on the back of a disappointing narrow
win over Sunderland (0-1) in midweek. They have won 9 of their 12 league
matches at Etihad and scored 33 times in the process. Indeed, only one
team (Everton) have stopped the Citizens from scoring in their last 27
competitive games on home soil.
Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Jesus Navas is ruled out with the leg muscle problem and could hand a recall to Raheem Sterling. Furthermore, the Chilean is without injured quartet Nasri, Eliaquim Mangala, Wilfried Bony and Kevin de Bruyne while Kelechi Iheanacho could find himself dropping to the bench, then, with Sterling out wide and Yaya Toure potential shifted into the attacking midfield three. Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov are likely to replace Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy as full backs.
Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Jesus Navas is ruled out with the leg muscle problem and could hand a recall to Raheem Sterling. Furthermore, the Chilean is without injured quartet Nasri, Eliaquim Mangala, Wilfried Bony and Kevin de Bruyne while Kelechi Iheanacho could find himself dropping to the bench, then, with Sterling out wide and Yaya Toure potential shifted into the attacking midfield three. Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov are likely to replace Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy as full backs.
Leicester maintained their advantage at the top of the standings
with an impressive 2-0 win over Liverpool in midweek. Should Man
City win, they will pull level with Leicester - but if Ranieri's
unlikely frontrunners can snatch three points, they will finish the
weekend at least five and possible six points clear at the top of the
league.
Claudio Ranieri looks set to name an unchanged starting XI once again. Shinji Okazaki will be expected to provide support to lone striker Jamie Vardy in the 4-4-1-1 formation with Mahrez and Albrighton on the flanks. Danny Drinkwater and N’Golo Kante will start in central midfield while Danny Simpson, Robert Huth, Wes Morgan and Christian Fuchs are expected to continue at the back for the Foxes. Jeffrey Schlupp is the only sidelined player.
Manchester City have won four of the last five matches in all competitions, including a 2-0 success at the Etihad in the league last season while the sides shared the points with a 0-0 draw at the King Power in December. The Citizens have the best home record in the league so far, but no team has taken more points on the road than Leicester as they have lost just one of their 12 away matches thus far this term.
Claudio Ranieri looks set to name an unchanged starting XI once again. Shinji Okazaki will be expected to provide support to lone striker Jamie Vardy in the 4-4-1-1 formation with Mahrez and Albrighton on the flanks. Danny Drinkwater and N’Golo Kante will start in central midfield while Danny Simpson, Robert Huth, Wes Morgan and Christian Fuchs are expected to continue at the back for the Foxes. Jeffrey Schlupp is the only sidelined player.
Manchester City have won four of the last five matches in all competitions, including a 2-0 success at the Etihad in the league last season while the sides shared the points with a 0-0 draw at the King Power in December. The Citizens have the best home record in the league so far, but no team has taken more points on the road than Leicester as they have lost just one of their 12 away matches thus far this term.
Probable lineups:
Manchester City: Hart – Sagna, Otamendi, Demichelis, Clichy – Fernando, Fernandinho – Sterling, Yaya Toure, Silva – Aguero.
Leicester City: Schmeichel – Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs – Mahrez, Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton – Okazaki, Vardy.
