Leicester City travel to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening to take on Manchester City.
The Foxes are in desperate need of a win as they reside nine points adrift from 17th-placed Wolves, who are the only realistic side they can catch.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side will be the big underdogs but at least Ricardo Pereira is expected to be available after returning from injury.
Pereira’s inclusion would give Leicester a better chance of keeping the ball, which would allow playmaker Bilal El Khannouss more opportunities to create a moment of magic.
The new 5-3-2 formation that Van Nistelrooy has implemented lately has made them a little more solid and speaking ahead of Wednesday’s game, Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on City’s performances.
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Pep Guardiola says Leicester have impressed him lately
Pep Guardiola sat down for his press conference today and made it very clear that Man City can’t take the Foxes lightly.
The Spaniard has been impressed by Van Nistelrooy’s side over the last few weeks and has noticed some new patterns of play to be wary of.
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“But I know how tough Leicester City are,” Guardiola explained.
“I’m impressed by the way they play the last two games, they play really well against Chelsea and Aston Villa they played really good.
“In different ways, they’re using new patterns and they did really well, they are a concern and we need them (the fans) desperately to achieve our success to be in the Champions League again.”
Leicester vs Manchester City: Last five meetings
Leicester’s recent record against Manchester City doesn’t make for pretty reading at all, as they’ve suffered four defeats in their last five meetings.
07 Aug 2021 Leicester City 1-0 Manchester City FA Community Shield
11 Sep 2021 Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City Premier League
26 Dec 2021 Manchester City 6-3 Leicester City Premier League
29 Oct 2022 Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City Premier League
15 Apr 2023 Manchester City 3-1 Leicester City Premier League
29 Dec 2024 Leicester City 0-2 Manchester City Premier League
However, Leicester actually played pretty well in the reverse fixture this season and were unlucky to lose the game.
City had the lion’s share of possession and created a number of brilliant opportunities, but they just weren’t clinical enough.