Man City vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

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Guardiola: 'Man City cannot attack quicker, we are not Liverpool'

Manchester City host Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium this afternoon as part of the Premier League’s Boxing Day action.

With Covid hitting the schedule hard, Brendan Rodgers’ side face an uphill task to stop the defending champions.

With Pep Guardiola’s side hitting top form and with the opportunity to move six points clear at the top of the table, the Foxes will need to show immense character after a crushing penalty shoot-out loss to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. Leicester are ninth in the table and can close the gap on those above them in the European spots, with Tottenham in seventh just four points ahead.

City can make it eight straight domestic wins today as both Liverpool and Chelsea struggle to keep pace, with Bernardo Silva in scintillating form after inspiring another dominant win last time out against Newcastle. Guardiola has also urged supporters to continue doing their bit to ensure games do not return to behind closed doors, while also helping to ensure society is as safe as possible: “I want to trust the people who know and they say this is the safest way – take a vaccine. People don’t die when they take a vaccine. Wearing a mask is so important, like social distancing and hand sanitisers, so let’s try to do it. Otherwise, it may (come back) again and again and again.”

Follow all the post-match reaction from the Etihad Stadium and re-live goal updates from a Boxing Day thriller:

Man City vs Leicester

• 5 mins: De Bruyne opens scoring for Man City with low, composed finish
• 14 mins: Mahrez doubles Man City’s lead from penalty spot after foul on Laporte
• 21 mins: Gundogan slams home close-range rebound to make it 3-0 to the hosts
• 25 mins: Sterling scores Man City’s second penalty of the day after trip by Tielemans
• 55 mins: Leicester pull one back as Maddison finishes off clinical counter-attack
• 59 mins: Lookman adds quickfire second for visitors after another slick break
• 66 mins: Iheanacho scores for Leicester as improbable comeback edges closer
• 69 mins: Laporte header puts Man City back in control
• 87 mins: Sterling seals victory with tap-in from Man City corner

[26 December 2021 15:55 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4 - 0 Leicester

Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling all on the score sheet for Manchester City.

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[26 December 2021 15:51 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Man City 4 - 0 Leicester

45+2 mins: City take a four-goal lead into the break. They scored all their goals inside the first 25 minutes and blew Leicester away before taking their feet off the gas.

Total dominance from the league leaders.

[26 December 2021 15:49 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4 - 0 Leicester

45 mins:Two minutes of added time to play at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City are in complete control of this one.

[26 December 2021 15:48 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Norwich 0 - 2 Arsenal

44 mins: Kieran Tierney has doubled Arsenal’s lead at Carrow Road. The Gunners are dominating in this one. If you want to follow the action from that game you can right here:

[26 December 2021 15:46 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4- 0 Leicester

42 mins: Mahrez finds Serling in the box with cross from the right side. Sterling controls it but is forced backwards before sending it to Gundogan. De Bruyne runs ito the right side of the area and is fed the ball. He squares it into the middle of Leicester’s penalty are but can’t pick out a teammate and the visitors get it clear.

[26 December 2021 15:42 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4- 0 Leicester

39 mins: Gundogan plays Bernardo Silva down the left wing and he chases it towards the byline. Amartey comes across and blocks Bernardo’s path to the ball marshalling it out for a goal kick.

City win back possession almost immediately and attack down the left again winning themselves a corner. Gundogan knocks it short to De Bruyne and sprints into space to open up a better angle. De Bruyne passes the ball back to him and the German whips a cross deep to Mahrez. He brings it under control and shoots but Leicester block the effort.

[26 December 2021 15:38 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4- 0 Leicester

36 mins: Save! A Manchester City corner is played short to De Bruyne who passes it back to Oleksandr Zinchenko. He floats an aerial ball into the box where Gundogan volleys it across to Sterling. Sterling shoots but Schmeichel makes a quickfire save to palm the ball wide of the post! Great goalkeeping!

[26 December 2021 15:36 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Tottenham 2 - 0 Crystal Palace

34 mins: Two goals in three minutes for Tottenham who have doubled their lead against Crystal Palace at home. Lucas Moura with Spurs’ second goal.

[26 December 2021 15:34 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Tottenham 1 - 0 Crystal Palace

32 mins: Harry Kane is back in the goals! He scored is Tottenham’s last Premier League and has found the back of the net again today. Spurs take the lead against Crystal Palace.

[26 December 2021 15:32 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4- 0 Leicester

30 mins: Close! De Bruyne has drifted out to the right wing as Mahrez cuts inside, both players making their runs off the ball. It eventually comes over to De Bruyne who slips it into the box where Mahrez’s first touch is too heavy and Daniel Amartey is quickly across to boot it clear for the Foxes.