Man City are in very inconsistent form in the Premier League. They are currently 5th in the table, 1 point behind the team above them, Chelsea.
When the players failed to maintain a stable performance, the Citizens' results at home were also worse. In previous seasons, the Etihad has always been a solid support for coach Pep Guardiola and his team.
But at this time, the support of home fans did not help Man City overcome the crisis. They have also only got 1 point in the last 2 home matches.
After the FA Cup quarter-final against Bournemouth at the weekend, Man City suffered further losses when striker Erling Haaland was injured. They will have to deal with the absence of the number 1 striker in the next few weeks. The defensive pillars Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and John Stones have also not recovered from injuries.
On the other side, Leicester City are 19th in the table, 9 points behind the safe zone. If no miracle had happened, the Foxes would probably have had to return to the Championship after a season.
Leicester have lost all 7 of their Premier League matches without scoring any goals, but have conceded 19 goals. That poor run of form has broken many of the club's sad records.
Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy's team is also the team with the worst away defense record to date. After 14 away matches, they have conceded 35 goals. All statistics are against Van Nistelrooy's side ahead of their trip to Manchester.
Expected lineup:
Manchester City: Ederson; Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, O'Reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush
Leicester City: Hermansen; Faes, Coady, Okoli; Justin, Ndidi, Winks, Kristiansen; Buonanotte, El Khannouss; Vardy
