Judging by Guardiola's almost constant instructions to Ake, the Dutchman -- a £40m signing from Bournemouth -- is taking time to get up to speed. Les Citizens actuellement la tête du championnat, avec 69 points. Manchester City - 7/9. City's squad is currently strewn with injuries and illnesses, meaning the Spanish tactician is going to need all of his experience and nous to steer his side to victory. “We have to accept it,” he said. +18 only. It looked like City were heading for a routine home win when Riyad Mahrez scored against his former club after three minutes with a spectacular strike which arrowed into the top corner. The tactical discipline was good and because of their counter-press you have to get your passes off quick. Pep Guardiola said Manchester City’s 5-2 humbling by Leicester was a result of his players lacking stability and belief, after a rampant Jamie … We started to think we were playing bad. Against Leicester, he watched City lose their opening home game of a top-flight season for the first time since 1989. Aymeric Laporte will help, too. • ‘We started to think we were playing bad,’ says manager• Brendan Rodgers full of praise for Leicester’s tactical discipline, Sun 27 Sep 2020 15.50 EDT It has taken me 13 years to play that way – I’m very much about attacking and being aggressive,” Rodgers said. Leicester City - 37/10. “To beat Man City you have to run like hell,” said Rodgers. Manchester City welcome Premier League football back to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as they host a Leicester side who've taken back-to-back wins from their opening league fixtures. While Brendan Rodgers’s side have a maximum nine points from their opening three matches, City have three from two. We told them at half-time they were playing good, try to be patient and the rest will be in our hands.”. Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on September 27, 2020. Play for FREE! All rights reserved. He scored three times -- two from penalties he won himself -- to take his tally against Guardiola's City to nine. - How City have spent £368m on defenders in 4 years. We fell behind to a brilliant finish. Technically brilliant and could be a key player for years to come.Kevin De Bruyne (CM) - Suffered a blow to the head in the midweek win over the Cherries, but Guardiola has confirmed he'll be fit in time for the visit of the Foxes. “I always try to be positive but I need to think of other ways to get results in these games. Eyebrows were raised when City forked out £35m for his services, but the early signs are promising. Vardy's third was another penalty as City failed to deal with his lightening movement again and Eric Garcia -- having a good game up until that point -- clipped his heels.This time he went to Ederson's right to become the oldest player to score a Premier League hat trick since Teddy Sheringham in 2003. Sterling and De Bruyne will both start from the off against Leicester | Pool/Getty Images. "We struggled with Vardy," said Guardiola afterwards in an early attempt at understatement of the season. For Pep Guardiola, it cannot be completed quickly enough. "Of course when you have the players to attack the box that we need. Everything you need to know about Manchester City's Premier League game against Leicester City. Without a senior centre-forward to call upon, Guardiola is going to have to experiment. Odds are aggregated by OddsChecker. Leicester City v Man City: Kick-off time, team news and TV information The game kicks off at 5:30pm (UK) on Saturday 22 February at the King Power Stadium. No player has scored more. Was afforded a brief cameo in City's win over Wolves but this could represent his full Premier League debut. Phil Foden (RW) - Has looked one of City's best players since the restart in June. John Stones (CB) - Looked to be destined for pastures new this summer, though Guardiola's hand has perhaps been forced with a number of his senior centre-backs suffering injuries. James Maddison came off the bench to make it four by beating Ederson from 20 yards and although Nathan Ake pulled one back with his first City goal, Leicester made it 5-2 with their third penalty of the afternoon after Benjamin Mendy had fouled Maddison. Manchester City's crushing defeat to Leicester shows a desperate need for new defenders according to Steve Nicol. “But it’s still only the second game.” Vardy scored from two penalties, after 37 and 58 minutes, that sandwiched a flicked goal. And when you do that you cannot do it.". Last modified on Sun 27 Sep 2020 23.37 EDT. Gabriel Jesus, Nicolás Otamendi, Sergio Aguero, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo are all ruled out through injury, while Aymeric Laporte and Ä°lkay Gündoğan are unavailable having tested positive for coronavirus. He's there to back up Laporte, and he's doing it. Despite registering first via an early Riyad Mahrez goal, Guardiola admitted his team then lost their way. Manchester City vs Leicester City 27 September 2020: Leicester City lost their EFL cup third round match from Arsenal, and in the upcoming week they got tough game with Manchester City. Leicester, meanwhile, are top of the league after three wins from three. "We played really good in the first 30 minutes," said Guardiola. Chelsea's changes, Madrid's malaise, Bayern's challengers: Way-too-early analysis from Europe's big leagues. Has operated in a central role previously, so it shouldn't be an issue if he is the man chosen to spearhead the front three.Ferran Torres (LW) - Usually operates on the right, but could be shoehorned into the left forward position. - Predict results in ESPN's English Soccer Pick 'Em! Manchester City accueille Leicester City, ce samedi 10 février à l’Etihad Stadium, à l’occasion de la vingt-septième journée de la Barclay’s Premier League, édition 2017/2018. Pep Guardiola said Manchester City’s 5-2 humbling by Leicester was a result of his players lacking stability and belief, after a rampant Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick for the visitors. Draw - 16/5. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. "We scored early on and I think they defended so deep, so it was not easy. Dias is set to move to Manchester in a deal that will cost around €71 million while Nicolas Otamendi is heading in the opposite direction in a separate agreement worth around €15m. City (2016, 2017 et 2019) et United (2017) ont remporté les quatre dernières éditions de la League Cup. How City have spent £368m on defenders in 4 years. Ten minutes before half-time, the 33-year-old was bundled over after a clumsy challenge from Kyle Walker and dispatched the penalty high into the net. The Manchester City Lineup That Should Start Against Leicester. A quality operator who allows Kevin De Bruyne to showcase his attacking talents.Rodri (CDM) - City's dismal defence of their Premier League crown perhaps overshadowed his seamless move into the starting XI. Make Your Picks. Please gamble responsibly. “But then we started to believe we were not playing good when it was the opposite. Nicol: Embarrassing Man City 'nowhere near' PL title (1:47), Manchester City defence exposed by Leicester City but help is on the way, Man United's luck at Brighton shouldn't obscure familiar, frustrating issues, Meet Tanner Tessmann, the kid who chose FC Dallas over Clemson football, Messi and Barcelona: The inside story on how everything fell apart, and what's next, Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only). The match coverage available on BT Sports and Sport TV. L'infirmerie de Manchester City affiche complet, regrette Pep Guardiola, qui compte faire appel aux jeunes joueurs issus du centre de formation pour affronter Leicester … Then Vardy took over. Robbie Earle breaks down how things went so wrong for Pep Guardiola and We showed good composure and stayed calm and showed enough that we could cause them a problem.”, Leicester’s manager was rewarded for a tactical switch under which his side took on a counterattacking approach. Here's how City are expected to line up this Sunday... Ederson (GK) - The Brazilian sat out City's midweek Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth but will be restored to the starting XI on Sunday.Kyle Walker (RB) - The England right-back looked as though his position could be under threat last season, but he's fought off any competition and looks to be City's number one right-back yet again this campaign.Nathan Aké (CB) - Made his debut against Wolves last week and looked solid and assured. It didn't help Ake and the rest of the defence that Guardiola decided to swap Fernandinho for 17-year-old striker Liam Delap with the score at 1-1 but the Spaniard cannot be held responsible for the absence of basic defending. We took out the press from the goal-kicks and went direct but overall the players had to work very hard.”, Vardy said: “We knew we wouldn’t have much of the ball so we set up to infuriate them a bit, try and keep the likes of Rodri [a holding midfielder] off the ball.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. We were anxious to attack and say we are not creating chances, we got nervous and after we gave three penalties away. Guardiola brushed off any concerns over dropping points so early in the title race. His second shortly after half-time was the best of the lot. City looked at Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Atletico Madrid's Jose Gimenez to strengthen the defence but after being put off by the price tags, director of football Txiki Begiristain has instead turned to Dias. Can Guardiola and City succeed after entering 'new cycle'? Follow @ … His confidence will be sky high, having bagged in both of his side's matches so far this season.Raheem Sterling (ST) - May well be the player tasked with playing down the middle in the absence of a recognised frontman. Usually when Pep Guardiola comes to name the starting XI for his side's upcoming match he's got two or three world class players to pick from in each position - not this weekend though. After another full week of training, he can expect to be back in the team for the trip to Leeds United on Saturday. “We played for 30 minutes so good – we scored a goal in [the fourth] minute,” said the manager. All three penalties were conceded after his players got the wrong side of a Leicester attacker. Vardy had already limped off so the responsibility fell to Youri Tielemans to ensure Leicester became the first team to score five goals against a side managed by Guardiola in his 686 games as a coach. Guardiola will hope the solution to his problems is already on the way. City welcome the table-topping Foxes to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 27 September, with kick-off at 16:30 (UK). Viewers in the UK can watch the game on Sky Sports, and mancity.com ’s Matchday Centre will also keep you up to date with all the action, as will our Twitter: @ManCity . "In this situation it happened many times so we have to control the counter-attack and I think today the problem was that we put extra pressure on ourselves to score the second or third one when they just didn't want to play, they just wanted to defend and play on the counter-attack and just in that position we have to be more calm. ManchesterEveningNews. (1:47). That being said, he produced a composed display at Molineux against the quality Raúl Jiménez.Benjamin Mendy (LB) - Injuries have plagued his time at the club, though if he can stay fit he's got all the physical attributes to thrive under Guardiola. On retrouvera encore l'un des clubs de Manchester en finale cette année. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Youri Tielemans converted Leicester’s third penalty late in the second half, and that followed a memorable 20-yard finish from James Maddison. Asked after the final whistle about Dias' impending arrival, Guardiola said: "It's not official. He also watched Vardy turn it on against his team again.On a day when Guardiola was forced to start without a recognised striker because of injuries to Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, Vardy showed the value of a bona fide poacher. The Portugal international has been scouted by Manchester United in the past but City are the ones who will prise him away from Benfica -- helped in part by their willingness to take Otamendi. After a disastrous day, he will hope it's sooner rather than later. MANCHESTER -- Manchester City are fortunate they have already agreed a deal for Ruben Dias because Benfica might have been tempted to put the price up after Jamie Vardy ran riot in Leicester's 5-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium. “So you have to have that mentality. Predict results in ESPN's English Soccer Pick 'Em! Fernandinho (CDM) - Even at 35, he's as influential as he's ever been at City. Be sure to return each week to make new picks. Sur quelle chaîne TV et à quelle heure voir le match ? The Frenchman is yet to play this season after testing positive for COVID-19 over the summer and was only fit enough for a place on the bench against Leicester. Nathan Aké scored Manchester City’s second. MANCHESTER -- Manchester City are fortunate they have already agreed a deal for Ruben Dias because Benfica might have been tempted to put the price up after Jamie Vardy ran riot in Leicester… “It was a brilliant performance and result. Let me wait until it's official, then I'll give you a statement." By Ross Jackson | Sep 26 2020. We are not strong enough to be stable and patient. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. He looked short of space when Timothy Castagne's low cross from the right reached him at the near post but it didn't matter as he produced an impudent flick to lift the ball over a bemused Ederson.