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Manchester City have recovered remarkably well since their surprise loss to Manchester United in early March, winning each of their last two league games by a three-goal margin and securing a berth in the FA Cup semi-finals as well. of a place the knockout stages of the Champions League. Any dim hopes that opposition fans had of a title implosion is now over and City can begin to focus on their participation in three other competitions in earnest.
This is a crucial month for City’s fourfold hopes and Pep Guardiola will have to be clever when using his squad. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if Guardiola let the players rest on Saturday and Leicester are in an excellent position to attack.
Brendan Rodgers’s team needs more of a result than City and has recovered from a small slump in late February to get behind the wheel in the Champions League qualification race. Their emphatic 3-1 FA Cup win over United before the international break was the icing on the cake and they have the tools to hurt United’s city rivals, so Leicester (+1) it seems tempting.
The former City forward has found his way at the right time from Leicester’s perspective and could continue his hot streak against his former employers on Saturday night. Iheanacho’s career had been a history of broken promises, but his recent form indicates that he still has what it takes to be one of the best in the league one day.
At a time when Jamie Vardy’s record in front of goal is unusually poor, Iheanacho has scored seven in his last four games to keep Leicester’s hopes alive on two fronts.
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His two goals against United proved to be the difference in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while also scoring crucial goals against Burnley and Brighton in the league.
His hattrick against Sheffield United was an added bonus. He can continue his excellent form against City on Saturday night with Iheanacho scoring at any time.
Without a doubt, City have been the best defensive team in the league this season. John Stones and Ruben Dias have been well above all the center-backs in the division, while Joao Cancelo looks like a shoe on the right back on the PFA Team of the Season. His track record speaks for itself. City have conceded the fewest goals in the league, while also recording the most clean sheets.
However, some cracks have started to appear in City’s defense in the last five games. Pep Guardiola’s side have conceded six goals in their last five league games, including two against Manchester United and Southampton at home.
By comparison, they conceded six goals in 18 games before that five-game streak. Dias, Stones and Cancelo have all made unusual mistakes in recent games and Leicester has the players to capitalize on similar mistakes on Saturday.
At the other extreme, City boast the best attacking in the league and have scored in every away game since a 0-0 draw with Manchester United in early December. As good as Leicester is, there is little chance they will hold City at bay for 90 minutes with Score of both teams.
Sterling has endured a disappointing season by the standards he set in the previous three seasons, but it’s not out of wanting to try. The English winger has fired 53 shots in 25 Premier League appearances this season at a rate of just over two per game.
However, he has only managed to find the back of the net nine times this year, scoring one in five shots or so. He has managed to find the target 24 times and statistically hits the target once every 90 minutes. He will hope to warm Kasper Schmeichel’s palms at least once on Saturday with one or more shots on target for Sterling.
Shane’s advice for Leicester v Man City
Leicester (+1)
Kelechi Iheanacho will score at any time
Both teams will score
Raheem Sterling will have one or more shots on goal.
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