Match Preview for Manchester City v Leicester City
Manchester City will look to build on Sunday’s impressive FA Cup win at Bournemouth when they host struggling Leicester City tomorrow night.
Pep Guardiola’s side were trailing at the break but second-half goals from Erling Haaland, who had earlier seen a penalty saved, and Omar Marmoush turned the tie around and sent City into the semi-finals for the seventh successive year.
It was the kind of performance City have produced rarely this season with their hopes of a fifth Premier League crown in a row dashed by a poor run of form around Christmas.
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They have realigned their targets with Champions League qualification now the stated aim over the remaining weeks.
They start this match round in fifth place, a point adrift of Chelsea, but will surely be confident of claiming three points against a Leicester side who are heading back to the Championship.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have lost their last six league games without scoring.
They are nine points from safety and the situation is looking bleak for the Foxes.
Van Nistelrooy said: “Our focus is on doing the best we can and that gives us the best chance to pick up points. It’s tough.
“Ipswich and Southampton are in a similar situation. It’s important to stay with the process and stay motivated, and with that I cannot ask any more.”
Despite their woeful record, Guardiola won’t be taking Leicester lightly.
“I know how tough Leicester are,” he said. “I have been impressed by the way they have played the last two games. They played really well against Chelsea and against Aston Villa they played really good, in different ways.
“They did really well. So we need them [the fans] desperately to achieve our success and to be in the Champions League again.”
