Saturday teatime sees Pep Guardiola’s side travel to the King Power Stadium to face the defending champions.
When Leicester hosted Manchester City in December last year, a goalless draw showed they were capable of holding their own against their challengers at the top of the table before they went on to finish above them all.
This time around, the situation is somewhat different; their defeat at Sunderland means the Foxes go into the game just two points above the bottom three and Claudio Ranieri’s men are now facing up to the prospect of a relegation battle.
Visitors Manchester City are also reeling after last weekend, when they lost vital ground to Chelsea in the title race and saw Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho sent off after the team collectively lost their heads in the closing stages.
Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho scores their first goal
The Key Battle – Wes Morgan vs Kelechi Iheanacho
In Aguero’s absence, the pressure is on the talented Nigerian to fill the goalscoring void in City’s attack.
His equaliser against Celtic in midweek showed he is capable of doing so, and he will hope to be the latest to take advantage of the slip in Morgan’s standards since last season.
Leicester City’s Wes Morgan with Marc Albrighton after the game
Last Meeting:
The most recent clash between these two sides was when outsiders truly started to believe Leicester could win the league; their comfortable 3-1 win at the Etihad in February was one of the most impressive performances in City’s remarkable campaign.
That was Leicester’s first win in this fixture since 2003, with City having won 53 of these meetings to Leicester’s 28.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaks to John Stones
Recent league form – most recent last:
Leicester – WDLLDL
Manchester City – DWDWWL
Who’s the ref?
Michael Oliver will oversee proceedings at the King Power.
The 31-year-old has taken charge of 16 matches in all competitions this season – including Manchester City’s draw with Everton and Leicester’s win against Crystal Palace – and has shown 56 yellow cards and no reds.
Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo is shown a yellow card by referee Michael Oliver
What time is kick off?
The match begins at 5.30pm on Saturday.
Where can I watch it?
Leicester v Manchester City is live on BT Sport 1, with build-up starting at 5pm.
Odds
Leicester – 7/2
Draw – 14/5
Manchester City – 3/4
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