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Dom Farrell
Manchester City travel to Leicester City on a dismal run of one win in their past 13 matches across all competitions, but life is not going too well for their hosts, either.
Leicester have lost each of their past three matches under new boss Ruud van Nistelrooy and fell into the relegation zone after Wolves’ Boxing Day win over Manchester United.
Van Nistelrooy enjoyed himself at City’s expense during his playing days with six goals in Manchester derbies, and he’d love to become the latest coach to claim Pep Guardiola’s scalp during this ongoing slump.
The Sporting News looks at the latest team news and predicted lineups.
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Jamie Vardy sat out the 3-1 loss to Liverpool with a knock. The veteran striker will be desperate to return and add to a handsome career record of nine goals against City.
Patson Daka will continue in attack if Vardy doesn’t make it, while Ricardo Pereira (thigh), Mads Hermansen (groin), Wilfred Ndidi (thigh) and Abdul Fatawu (knee) remain sidelined. Wout Faes is also expected to be out with an injury sustained in the loss to Wolves.
Jordan Ayew, who scored at Anfield, is suspended for this game.
Leicester predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Stolarczyk (GK) — Justin, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen — Winks, Soumare — El Khannouss, Buonanotte, Mavididi — Vardy
Injured: Pereira, Hermansen, Ndidi, Fatawu, Faes, Vardy (doubt)
Suspended: Ayew (yellow-card accumulation)
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Kyle Walker (illness) and Jack Grealish (muscular) sat out the Everton game and will be assessed alongside fellow absentees Matheus Nunes and Ederson.
Defensive injuries have arguably been just as big a problem for City as Rodri being out for the season. John Stones and Ruben Dias remain sidelined, although Nathan Ake was only substituted as a precaution against Everton on his return from a hamstring injury and will probably be asked to go back to the well once more.
Savinho and Jeremy Doku started as a dual wing threat last time out, although Guardiola might take a more circumspect approach away from home. Kevin De Bruyne was feeling the effects of a virus on Boxing Day but is likely to return to the starting XI.
Man City predicted lineup (4-1-4-1, right to left): Ortega (GK) — Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol — Kovacic — Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish — Haaland
Injured: Stones, Dias, Nunes, Ederson, Walker (doubt), Grealish (doubt)
Suspended: None
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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.
