Manchester City will face Leicester City at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on December 26, 2021, at 15:00 UTC. The game is a Premier League encounter. Leaders Manchester City try to extend their winning streak to an eighth in a row when they face Leicester City on Boxing Day.
While the champions are currently favourites to retain their title following a stunning run since early November, their inconsistent visitors arrive at the Etihad Stadium having narrowly missed out on the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Manchester City have not only created a three-point Premier League lead, but also scored 11 goals without reply in their two most recent outings, as part of an extraordinary run that shows no signs of stopping.
They posted their third consecutive clean sheet last weekend, keeping the best defensive record in the division, having conceded just nine goals after surviving a contentious penalty call to win 4-0 over lowly Newcastle United.
Four different goal scorers at St James’ Park – plus six names on the scoresheet in the 7-0 win against Leeds a few days earlier – highlight Pep Guardiola’s plethora of attacking quality, which has also seen his side qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.
Despite the departure of record goalscorer Sergio Aguero in the summer and the imminent move of Ferran Torres to the same club, Guardiola claims that no acquisitions are required during the winter window, and recent events clearly support his position.
City have scored 24 goals since their last league defeat in late October, and they are top of the Premier League at Christmas for only the third time — on two prior occasions, they went on to win the title.
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