Manchester City vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Manchester City cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League to move back into the Champions League places. The hosts made a lightning-quick start to the match, with Grealish profiting from some slick play as he turned in his first Premier League goal since December 2023 in the second minute. City never looked back from there, with Leicester putting them under little pressure, and Marmoush scored the second goal just before the half-hour mark. A mix-up from Hermansen and Faes provided the opening, and he rifled in off the crossbar. It was a comfortable second half after that, with Marmoush missing a glorious chance for a second as he rifled over from close range, but Leicester offered little at the other end, managing just one off-target shot throughout the match. In fact, they managed just 0.02 xG in 90 minutes, while City created 2.44 xG as they ran out worthy winners. They move up to fourth, with the Manchester derby next up at Old Trafford on Sunday, while Leicester are on a seven-game losing streak without scoring as they remain 12 points from safety. Newcastle United are next up for them. That's all for today, goodbye!
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Substitution Joško Gvardiol Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Substitution İlkay Gündoğan Rico Henry Mark Lewis
Manchester City vs Leicester City
We're into three minutes of added time here, and we'll start it with a Marmoush free-kick. He tries to bend it around the wall, but can't get the height on it, and it's comfortably blocked.
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Grealish is urging his team-mates to be smart with the ball as Justin claims a free-kick deep in Leicester's half. It gives the Foxes a chance to knock it long upfield, but they can't make anything of it.
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Substitution Sávio Moreira de Oliveira Oscar Bobb
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Leicester have come to life, and though it may be too little, too late, they're putting City under some pressure. When O'Reilly knocks it back to Ederson, Buonanotte closes him down, and only just misses the ball as he attempts to block the clearance.
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