Leeds vs Man City LIVE: Premier League team news and line-ups as Foden and Cancelo benched
Jesse Marsch believes Leeds return will see Kalvin Phillips thrive
Jesse Marsch believes an emotional first return to Elland Road for Kalvin Phillips could bring out the best in the former Leeds midfielder.
Phillips’ place in Manchester City’s squad for Wednesday’s Premier League clash is in doubt after Pep Guardiola revealed last week that he had returned overweight from World Cup duty.
But Marsch feels the 27-year-old would be inspired by an appearance back at his boyhood club following his £45million summer transfer.
Jesse Marsch believes Leeds return will see Kalvin Phillips thrive
Leeds play host to Phillips’ Manchester City on Wednesday after his £45m summer transfer
Comeback kings
Manchester City are the only side in the last 13 seasons to not be top on Christmas Day but still go on to lift the title, having done so on three occasions in 2013/14, 2018/19 and 2020/21.
Will they add a fourth title winning season to this statistic by the end of this current campaign?
Leeds vs Man City team changes
Jesse Marsch makes two changes to the Leeds United side that lost 4-3 to Tottenham last time out with Sam Greenwood and Adam Forshaw coming in to replace Crysencio Summerville and the suspended Tyler Adams.
There are three changes to Manchester City’s line-up from the team that defeated Liverpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round. Ederson returns in goal with John Stones replacing Aymeric Laporte in defence and Jack Grealish given the nod ahead of Cole Palmer in the forward line.
Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden start on the bench.
Leeds vs Man City line-ups
Leeds XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Struijk, Cooper, Koch, Roca, Forshaw, Greenwood, Aaronson, Gnonto, Rodrigo
Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
Man City vs Liverpool: Police appeal for witnesses after girl wounded by cup weighed down by coins
Police are appealing for witnesses after a girl suffered an inch-long laceration to her head during Manchester City’s Carabao Cup match with Liverpool last week.
The 15-year-old girl was sitting among home supporters in the South Stand of the Etihad Stadium on Thursday 22 December when she was struck by a hard plastic cup weighed down with coins, believed to have been thrown from a section of Liverpool fans sitting in the upper tier.
The cup shattered on impact and left her bleeding from a deep gash to the head. She was taken to hospital for medical attention.
Her father later submitted a picture of his daughter’s bloodied City scarf and told the Manchester Evening News that she would be “scarred for life” by the injury. He also said he had been contacted by Liverpool’s chief executive, Billy Hogan, who apologised for the incident.
Man City vs Liverpool: Police appeal for witnesses after girl wounded by cup of coins
The girl’s father produced a picture of his daughter’s bloodied City scarf and said she would be ‘scarred for life’ by the injury
Leeds vs Man City
Leeds United’s final two league games before the World Cup were a 4-3 home win against Bournemouth and a 4-3 defeat at Tottenham. They came back from 3-1 down versus the Cherries and were ahead three times at Spurs before losing.
What do Jesse Marsch’s men have in sotre for us tonight?
‘Overweight’ Kalvin Phillips warned over Manchester City return by Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has revealed he dropped Kalvin Phillips because the midfielder came back from the World Cup overweight and has told him he will not play for Manchester City again until he is in the correct shape.
The 27-year-old was a notable absentee from City’s 3-2 Carabao Cup win over Liverpool when Guardiola named other members of England’s World Cup squad – John Stones, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden – on the bench and brought three of them on.
And Guardiola has said the summer signing was not in the right condition to play as he told him to lose weight.
“He’s not injured,” he said. “He arrived overweight. I don’t know [why]. He didn’t arrive in the condition to do training sessions and to play.”
‘Overweight’ Kalvin Phillips warned over Man City return by Pep Guardiola
The England midfielder was omitted from the City squad for the 3-2 win over Liverpool with his manager uncertain when he will return
Leeds vs Man City
Manchester City scored 11 goals without reply against Leeds last season, winning 7-0 at home and 4-0 at Elland Road.
If they triumph tonight they will win three consecutive league matches versus Leeds for the first time since a run of four from 1980 to 1983.
Man City looking to ‘hit ground running’ as they resume title defence at Leeds
Manchester City have ground to make up as they resume their Premier League title defence with a trip to Leeds United on Wednesday.
The champions went into the World Cup break trailing leaders Arsenal by five points – a gap that has increased to eight following the Gunners’ Boxing Day win over West Ham.
City returned to action with an upbeat performance in a 3-2 win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup last week and now hope to maintain the momentum.
Man City looking to ‘hit ground running’ as they resume title defence at Leeds
Pep Guardiola’s champions are eight points behind leaders Arsenal
No Foden for City?
Some early reports speculate that Manchester City will start tonight’s match without Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker, and Phil Foden. The official team news will be dropping in around half an hour so it’ll be interesting to see how Pep Guardiola lines up his team.
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