According to Daily Mail, 9 Man City players may not appear in the match against Leicester City taking place at 9:30 p.m. on December 29.
According to the schedule, Man City will march to King Power Stadium to face Leicester in round 19 of the Premier League. Everything seems to be going against Man City right now.
In the last 13 matches in all competitions, the Green Man has lost 9 and won only 1 match. Away from home, Man City did not win 8 consecutive matches and received 7 defeats. For the first time in Pep Guardiola’s career, the team he led fell into the current bad situation.
However, Man City is facing many difficulties in the context of insufficient club personnel due to injuries. The defending league champions currently have only 10 fully healthy players left after the match against Everton.
Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne – who were absent due to virus infection – returned to training. It is expected that both will appear on Man City’s roster in their away trip to King Powe r Stadium. However, according to Daily Mail, 9 Manchester City players may not appear in the upcoming match.
It’s difficult for Ake to play in the Leicester vs Man City match
Like midfielder Nathan Ake was forced to leave the field in the final minutes of the match against Everton and is currently unlikely to be able to play while John Stones continues to be absent. Previously, Man City did not have the services of Ruben Dias and Rodri due to long-term injuries.
Matheus Nunes has also been absent from the last two matches due to physical problems, while Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish are not fit enough to face Leicester.
As for the home team, the “Foxes” are not much better when facing a series of injuries to Hermansen, Faes, Ricardo, Ayew, Ndidi, and Fatawu. Meeting Man City at this time is really not good news for Leicester.
New coach Van Nistelrooy, after an impressive start, has gone on his honeymoon. In the last 3 rounds, Leicester lost all 3, conceding 10 goals while only scoring once. Leicester also lost to Man City in all 4 recent clashes. Meeting one of the weakest teams in the 2024/25 Premier League is a better opportunity for the Green Man to quench his thirst for victory.