Man City will take a gentle step to start the season
With 100 million pounds spent quickly to welcome Jack Grealish, Man City has proven to be the No. 1 player on the transfer table in England for many years. For The Citizens, the domestic game is still meaningful but not to the point of survival to find success. The past century has proven the success of the Etihad team, they will aim for bigger things like the Champions League.
The English Super Cup match is a warm-up for the new season, unlike other friendly matches in that there are additional symbolic awards. Man City may play non- too much football, gently and keep the pillars before the new season opens next weekend. Having won the English Super Cup 6 times, The Citizens are not too ambitious.
The match against Leicester will be an opportunity for Pep Guardiola and his team to experiment with the squad with the first official training session. Grealish may be on the field or not, but that does not affect what Pep prepares for this warm-up.
After a tense EURO season, key players such as De Bruyne, Sterling, Foden, Stones, Zinchenko, ... need a test to see how well they are physically and mentally competent to enter the new season, that is the main goal Pep wants to aim for in tonight's match.
Leicester City is very ambitious
Despite losing a Champions League ticket this season, last season's FA Cup title helped the Foxes to a draw. They have put enough of the club's traditional room for domestic titles. For a team like Leicester, every title is important because there is no such thing as a Premier League and FA Cup title at all times, even if they try their best.
Therefore, tonight's Super Cup match against Man City will be a good opportunity for Vardy and his teammates to lift the title. The opponent is the strongest team in England and such a challenge before the season is the most interesting thing.
Leicester need a real clash to test how far they are to compete in the upcoming season. In the last 2 seasons, every time they reached the final round, The Foxes ran out of steam and lost their ticket to the Champions League. Once defeated against Chelsea, the other time against Man United, Leicester need a strong opponent at the beginning of the season to measure their own abilities.
Fofana's injury will boost the spirits of Rodgers and his students. The whole team wanted to win to create great encouragement for the French defender. Leicester's spirit is at a very high level, promising an explosive style of play, just like what they still do when they reach their peak form.
The match between Manchester City and Leicester City will take place at 23:15 on August 7 (Vietnam time).
