Leicester vs Man City HIGHLIGHTS- Premier League HIGHLIGHTS -LEI 0-0 MCI, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City secured all three points at the King Power Stadium due to De Bruyne’s twisting 49th-minute free kick that soared up and over the Leicester wall from 25 yards out, before reaching the back of the goal off the inside of the post with Danny Ward powerless. Follow Premier League LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
Leicester vs Man City HIGHLIGHTS-LEI 0-1 MCI, Manchester City bank on Kevin De Bruyne’s goal to edge past Leicester City -CHECK HIGHLIGHTS
A stunning free kick from Kevin De Bruyne earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, a win that moved the champions back to the top of the Premier League.
With top goalscorer Erling Haaland missing a Premier League game for the first time since arriving at City through injury, the visitors lacked a cutting edge in the first half, with Leicester containing them with ease.
It was clear it would take something special to unlock the determined hosts, with Belgian midfielder De Bruyne stepping up, firing an unstoppable free kick into the net four minutes after the break to put City in front.
Leicester vs Man City HIGHLIGHTS-LEI 0-1 MCI, Manchester City bank on Kevin De Bruyne’s goal to edge past Leicester City -CHECK HIGHLIGHTS
With Bernardo Silva’s angled shot well saved, it was the champions’ only real opening of note before the break.There was absolutely nothing anyone could have done to keep De Bruyne’s third league goal of the season out, however, as he curled an unstoppable free kick into the top corner.
A top performance from KDB! ✨🔢
🦊 0-1 🐝 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/mkDy89GotP
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 29, 2022
Leicester responded well and has a chance to level through a stunning volley from De Bruyne’s Belgium team mate Youri Tielemans, but City goalkeeper Ederson brilliantly tipped the thunderbolt of a strike onto the crossbar.
The hosts kept coming, putting City under plenty of late pressure, but the champions held on to climb back to the top of the standings on 29 points, one clear of Arsenal who play Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Leicester stay 17th.
Leicester City vs Manchester City Starting XI
Leicester City XI (3-4-3): Ward; Amartey, Soyuncu, Faes; Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Justin; Maddison, Vardy, Barnes
Manchester City XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Akanji, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Gundogan, ; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Grealish; Alvarez
Leicester vs Man City HIGHLIGHTS-LEI 0-1 MCI, Manchester City bank on Kevin De Bruyne’s goal to edge past Leicester City -CHECK HIGHLIGHTS
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