It will be Leicester vs Man City on Saturday at the King Power stadium with both sides looking to continue their ascension towards the top of the table.
Albeit considered a preseason friendly by many, Leicester’s 1-0 Community Shield win over win over reigning champions Man City will still be very fresh in the minds of both sides.
The Foxes will also take more solace from the fact that they have a good record against reigning champions winning three of their last five fixtures.
They are also one of only two teams to have managed to score three or more goals against Pep Guardiola’s men.
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Jamie Vardy will definitely be one of the players to watch here as he has scored eight goals in 10 matches against Pep’s side, more goals than any other player has netted against a Pep side.
City on the other hand have scored a joint-league high 10 goals this season with all coming in their last two games.
It is also worthy of note that City have conceded only once all season after falling to a 1-0 defeat against Spurs in the opening gameweek.
However, City seem to be having a shaky away run, losing their last three league matches and failing to score in two.
While it’s difficult to say whether there will be many goals in the fixture, one can anticipate either side to win as there has always been a winner in the last 11 league meetings between these sides.
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Players missing Leicester vs Man City
Man City
Two Brazilians in the City squad due to FIFA injunction* (Ederson, Gabriel Jesus), Phil Foden (injury), Kevin De Bruyne (injury), Delap (injury), Benjamin Mendy (suspension), Zack Steffen (illness)
Leicester
Wesley Fofana (injury), James Justin (injury), Nampalys Mendy (injury), Ayoze Perez (suspended), Johnny Evans (doubtful), Vestergaard (doubtful)
*matter still unresolved and players might still play
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