At 23:00 Beijing time on December 26, the 19th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season will stage a strong dialogue, with the defending champion Manchester City sitting at home to meet the Blue Fox Leicester City.
In the first 18 rounds, Manchester City continued the highlights of the previous seasons, achieving a good result of 44 points from 14 wins, 2 wins and 2 losses, and is currently ranked first in the Premier League table. As Liverpool were tied 2-2 by Tottenham Hotspur in the last round, City's lead in the table has extended by 3 points, and the title race is in a good situation. However, just leading by 3 points, there is still a lot of pressure, so Every game that City will play next cannot be taken lightly. Especially in this round against Leicester City, which has a good strength, it is even more necessary to play a 12-point spiritual battle, otherwise, the good championship situation may be destroyed in an instant.
There is no doubt that in order to further consolidate the top position and expand the advantage of the championship, Manchester City manager Guardiola is bound to go all out in this game and sacrifice the strongest starting lineup as much as possible.
In the goalkeeper position, naturally the main goalkeeper Ederson continues to guard the Manchester City goal; in the back line, It is expected that Guardiola will continue to send four main players to sit in the defense, and the four defenders who are expected to get the start will be Cancelo, Ruben Díaz, Laporte and Kyle Walker. Ruben Díaz and Laporte played as double centre-backs, while Cancelo and Kyle Walker played as left and right wing-backs.
In terms of midfield, it is not surprising that the main back of the Manchester City backfield responsible for intercepting steals will still be Spain international Rodri; and the combination of the double back with Rodri should be the German midfielder Gundogan. In the offensive core position of the frontcourt, it is natural that belgian king De Bruyne continues to serve as the midfield commander and leads the entire offensive line of the team.
On the forward line, It is expected that Guardiola will send 3 aces to charge the front, Brazilian demon striker Jesus to serve as the offensive fulcrum in the front, Sterling and Portugal's B are separated by two wings, coordinating each other's attack in the front, and Jesus form a synergy to form the strongest trident attack combination.
Based on the above analysis, the last 11 people expected for Manchester City to start against the Blue Foxes are: Ederson; Cancello, Ruben Díaz, Laporte, Kyle Walker; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, B seat