Reigning champions Man City travel to Leicester to start the Saturday games off with an early kick-off. No doubt they aimed to be at the top of the Premier League by beating Leicester in front of their fans....CONTINUE READING
But at halftime, Leicester and Manchester City were deadlocked at zero. Unsurprisingly, the visitors had the majority of possession in the first half.
They thus put Ward under pressure early on to stop De Bruyne’s long-range attempt as well as saves from Silva, Rodri, and Gundogan. The only shot on goal for Leicester came from Barnes on a quick breakaway, but Ederson denied him.
Grealish received a free kick early in the second half, and De Bruyne walked up to take it. It was a great hit. Ward lunged out to block the ball when he curled it high over the wall, but he was unable to do so because it rebounded against the inside of the post in the top-left corner and went into the goal.
As it stands
Man City currently leads the Premier League, at least until Sunday’s match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
PL table after the match
