Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email. A Vincent Kompany wonder goal has given Manchester City a 1-0 win against Leicester City and a massive boost in their hunt for the Premier League title. After Liverpool secured a dramatic victory over Newcastle United at the weekend, all the pressure was on the Citizens to claim all three points in front of a home crowd. That being said, the visit of Leicester was never going to be an easy task and especially with a former Liverpool manager in Brendan Rodgers sat in the dugout. Ricardo Pereira showed in the early moments that Leicester really meant business, finding space in the penalty area but seeing his shot blocked heroically by Vincent Kompany. The Foxes really played up to the occasion and by strangling much of City's build-up play, they curated an incredibly frustrating half for the reigning champions. Man City vs Leicester However, that didn't stop them from creating the best goal-scoring opportunities and Sergio Aguero came closest of all before the break. Goal-line technology once again threatened to play a major role in the title race when City's top-scorer saw his header superbly saved by Kasper Schmeichel. Nevertheless, the Dane - who had also made a smart save from Phil Foden - clawed away the ball just in time to stop Mike Dean's watch from buzzing. Kompany scores an absolute worldie The first-half ended goalless and there was a real tension in the air when City emerged, no less than when they came close through Raheem Sterling's tepid header. City then proceeded to lay siege on the Leicester half and after another superb save from Schmeichel, the breakthrough finally came from Pep Guardiola's men. Vincent Kompany thumped home a goal of the season contender from absolutely nothing to replicate his heroics from the 2011-12 campaign. The Belgian has become renowned for headed goals, but this time it was a right-footed screamer that flew past the Leicester number one and into the top corner. Leicester had a massive opportunity to draw the game level, but Kelechi Iheanacho - who played for City between 2015 and 2017 - but he fluffed his lines at the crucial moment. City were able to hold on to their lead, elevating them to 95 points, and it means victory against Brighton & Hove Albion will see them retain the Premier League trophy. Meanwhile, Liverpool will do all their can to apply the pressure against Wolverhampton Wanderers but could still miss out with as much as 97 points. Who do you think will win the Premier League - City or Liverpool? Have your say in the comments section below. News Now - Sport News<doc-sep>Competition/Round: 2018/19 English Premier League – Matchday 37 Date/Time: Manchester City vs Leicester City – Monday, 6 May 2019, 20:00 GMT (UK); 15:00 EST, 12:00 PST (USA) Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, United Kingdom Match Officials: Referee: Mike Dean Assistants: Richard West, Dan Robathan Fourth Official: Lee Mason TV Info: Sky Sports Premier League (UK); NBCSN (USA) Live Stream: SKY GO Extra (UK); NBC Sports Live, Fubo.tv (USA) Fubo.tv shows every Manchester City game in a high-quality, legal stream. New to Fubo.tv? Click here to sign up for a discounted rate. Radio: BBC Radio Manchester (UK); TalkSport Radio World (USA) Preview: Only two matches remain in the 2018/19 English Premier League season. Manchester City will host Leicester City on EPL Matchday 37 on Monday. Manchester City will be anxiously waiting as rivals Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Saturday. Barring the result, the Sky Blues will then have a better sense of their objective on Monday. Should the Scousers fail to win on Saturday, a potential Mancunian victory would see Manchester retain the title. A Liverpool victory, however, means Manchester would have to win their match against Leicester to reclaim the top of the EPL. Nonetheless, the objective is the same. Win on Monday, and the Sky Blues will be one step closer toward retaining the EPL title. The Foxes and former Reds manager Brendan Rodgers have other plans. Leicester City currently sit in eighth place in the EPL table, and are three points behind seventh placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Foxes are ahead on goal differential, however, and depending on the result on Saturday, the Foxes could jump to seventh place should they beat the Sky Blues. Depending on the winner of the 2019 FA Cup Final, the EPL team that finishes in seventh would play in the Europa League next season. Moreover, Leicester have acted as a bogey team for Manchester in previous seasons. Therefore, it is expected the Foxes will put up a fight on Monday. Team News: Manchester City are without the injured Claudio Bravo and Kevin De Bruyne. Fernandinho is doubtful. Leicester City’s Daniel Amartey and Marty James are injured and will not feature in this match. Possible Lineups: Manchester City Formation: 4-3-3 Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy; B. Silva, Gündoğan, D. Silva; Sterling, Agüero, Sané Manager: Pep Guardiola Leicester City Formation: 4-1-4-1 Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Choudhury; Albrighton, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison; Vardy Manager: Brendan Rodgers Prediction: The race for the 2018/19 EPL title has been entertaining, and it is likely the fight to determine the winner will go down to the final match of the 2018/19 season. Manchester City know that if they win their final two EPL fixtures they will be crowned Champions of England. Their objective is straightforward, but it will be difficult. The Mancunians have been troubled by Leicester in recent seasons, and if the Sky Blues are to retain the EPL title, they must overcome their bogey team. Meanwhile, Leicester City are still in contention for a place in the Europa League next season. Following the appointment of Brendan Rodgers as Leicester’s new manager, the Foxes have earned a series of impressive results, including a 3-0 win against the Gunners. The Foxes are capable of an upset and the Sky Blues must be careful. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his men were already dumped out of the UEFA Champions League by Tottenham Hotspur and Mauricio Pochettino. The match against Leicester will be nervy, but Guardiola will not allow a similar result to occur. Manchester City 2-1 Leicester City<doc-sep>
On Monday Manchester City play their last home match of the Premier League season against Leicester City. The stakes are high – City lost the corresponding fixture last December in our wobble which stopped us running away with the League title. There can be no room for any error – if City are to have any chance of being the first side to retain the Premier League Trophy for a decade they can not afford to drop any points. This is a must win game. City were in a similar position in the last few games of the 2013/14 when they were also having to win every game to win the title. In that battle they were facing Liverpool who at the time were managed by Brendan Rodgers. Can the ex Liverpool Manager inflict harm upon Manchester City’s title bid and do what he could not manage whilst at Anfield and help them win the title? We caught up with Harneet, the expert at Foxes of Leicester fan site and talked with him about the upcoming match. Man City Square : Who do you want to win the Premier League? Foxes of Leicester: Manchester City. To play the best football in Europe is one thing, to conflate that style and swagger with mental resilience is another – the latter is what has impressed me the most about the Citizens. I really appreciate how Liverpool have given City a run for their money, but the reigning Champions have simply been on a different level in terms of the way they’ve handled the pressure of such a nerve-shredding title race. A Premier League title is no less than what they deserve. You can also insert Raheem Sterling’s famous words from the BT Sport Industry Awards here, by the way. Man City Square : What are your feelings going into the City game? How do you think Leicester will line up and what do you think the score will be? Foxes of Leicester: I’m not expecting any shocks on Monday but I’m not expecting Leicester to be swept away either, especially if Brendan Rodgers sets up the same way as he did in the 3-1 win over Arsenal. He’ll most certainly deploy the same 4-2-3-1 with Hamza Choudhury and Wilfred Ndidi sitting right in front of the usual back four in Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell. Further up the pitch, Youri Tielemans, James Maddison and Marc Albrighton should be supporting Jamie Vardy. I do not, however, think that any player or ploy is going to stop City from securing a 2-0 win – that’s what I feel the final scoreline will be anyway.