He scored three times -- two from penalties he won himself -- to take his tally against Guardiola's City to nine. It looked like City were heading for a routine home win when Riyad Mahrez scored against his former club after three minutes with a spectacular strike which arrowed into the top corner. Viewers in the UK can watch the game on Sky Sports, and mancity.com ’s Matchday Centre will also keep you up to date with all the action, as will our Twitter: @ManCity . Guardiola brushed off any concerns over dropping points so early in the title race. He's there to back up Laporte, and he's doing it. Predict results in ESPN's English Soccer Pick 'Em! Make Your Picks. Despite registering first via an early Riyad Mahrez goal, Guardiola admitted his team then lost their way. Dias is set to move to Manchester in a deal that will cost around €71 million while Nicolas Otamendi is heading in the opposite direction in a separate agreement worth around €15m. Follow @ … Let me wait until it's official, then I'll give you a statement." "We played really good in the first 30 minutes," said Guardiola. Judging by Guardiola's almost constant instructions to Ake, the Dutchman -- a £40m signing from Bournemouth -- is taking time to get up to speed. Then Vardy took over. It didn't help Ake and the rest of the defence that Guardiola decided to swap Fernandinho for 17-year-old striker Liam Delap with the score at 1-1 but the Spaniard cannot be held responsible for the absence of basic defending. Phil Foden (RW) - Has looked one of City's best players since the restart in June. Pep Guardiola said Manchester City’s 5-2 humbling by Leicester was a result of his players lacking stability and belief, after a rampant Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick for the visitors. The tactical discipline was good and because of their counter-press you have to get your passes off quick. • ‘We started to think we were playing bad,’ says manager• Brendan Rodgers full of praise for Leicester’s tactical discipline, Sun 27 Sep 2020 15.50 EDT He also watched Vardy turn it on against his team again.On a day when Guardiola was forced to start without a recognised striker because of injuries to Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, Vardy showed the value of a bona fide poacher. Draw - 16/5. For Pep Guardiola, it cannot be completed quickly enough. Youri Tielemans converted Leicester’s third penalty late in the second half, and that followed a memorable 20-yard finish from James Maddison. Be sure to return each week to make new picks. Asked after the final whistle about Dias' impending arrival, Guardiola said: "It's not official.

- Predict results in ESPN's English Soccer Pick 'Em! Manchester City vs Leicester City 27 September 2020: Leicester City lost their EFL cup third round match from Arsenal, and in the upcoming week they got tough game with Manchester City. We fell behind to a brilliant finish. Against Leicester, he watched City lose their opening home game of a top-flight season for the first time since 1989. (1:47). “But then we started to believe we were not playing good when it was the opposite. Ten minutes before half-time, the 33-year-old was bundled over after a clumsy challenge from Kyle Walker and dispatched the penalty high into the net.

It has taken me 13 years to play that way – I’m very much about attacking and being aggressive,” Rodgers said. Nathan Aké scored Manchester City’s second. Technically brilliant and could be a key player for years to come.Kevin De Bruyne (CM) - Suffered a blow to the head in the midweek win over the Cherries, but Guardiola has confirmed he'll be fit in time for the visit of the Foxes. Usually when Pep Guardiola comes to name the starting XI for his side's upcoming match he's got two or three world class players to pick from in each position - not this weekend though.

+18 only. Gabriel Jesus, Nicolás Otamendi, Sergio Aguero, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo are all ruled out through injury, while Aymeric Laporte and Ä°lkay Gündoğan are unavailable having tested positive for coronavirus. “We played for 30 minutes so good – we scored a goal in [the fourth] minute,” said the manager.

All rights reserved. After a disastrous day, he will hope it's sooner rather than later. Guardiola will hope the solution to his problems is already on the way.