Man City are experiencing a dip in form in the Premier League, but Leicester are unlikely to pose a serious challenge to the reigning champions at the Etihad Stadium at 1:45 AM on April 3rd.
Despite facing numerous difficulties across all competitions this season, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have shown no signs of giving up. They recently advanced in the FA Cup after beating Bournemouth 2-1 in the quarter-finals. However, the price for their seventh consecutive appearance in the FA Cup semi-finals has been high, as key striker Erling Haaland suffered an ankle injury, potentially ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
Omar Marmoush takes on the responsibility in place of Haaland (Photo: MAN CITY)
The absence of the striker who scored a total of 30 goals in all competitions is a huge loss for Man City, especially as they still have to fight for a place in next season's Champions League. Before the FIFA Days break, Man City dropped points against Nottingham Forest and Brighton, falling to 5th place in the table, just one point behind 4th-placed Chelsea and only one point ahead of the two teams immediately behind them. A crucial FA Cup victory could be the springboard for Man City to get back into the Premier League race, especially given their rivals Leicester City's current crisis.
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Without Haaland, Man City must place their faith in new signing Omar Marmoush – who just moved from Frankfurt in the winter transfer window but has already scored 5 goals in 8 appearances. Surrounding the in-form Egyptian striker, Pep Guardiola hopes Phil Foden, Savinho, Jeremy Doku, and Jack Grealish are playing to their potential. With that, Man City shouldn't have much trouble against Leicester's extremely poor defense – a team that has conceded 16 goals in their last 6 defeats.
The miracle hasn't happened for Leicester since they appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy mid-season. The Foxes are mired in a run of seven defeats across all competitions, six of which are in the Premier League. Having plummeted to second-to-last place, Leicester are unlikely to cause an upset at the Etihad.
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