Manchester City: Fox hunting at the Etihad

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 19: Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City takes on Aleksander Dragovic and Andy King of Leicester City during the Carabao Cup Quarter-Final match between Leicester City and Manchester City at The King Power Stadium on December 19, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

After a three day break given to the players and staff by Pep Guardiola, City host Leicester. It will be interesting the reaction of players to the Riyad Mahrez incident. With the player currently AWOL from the away side, after a move was denied to him to the host team, how long will it be until the camera pans to him in the crowd?

The game itself will be the third meeting between the two clubs this season. The first was an 18th November meeting at the KP, with City winning 2-0. Vincent Kompany was lucky not to see red in that game, with an early challenge on Jamie Vardy.

A little over a month later and we were back at the KP for the Carabao Cup quarter-final. A late penalty for Leicester brought us extra time before penalties saw the visiting City leave with victory.

The question for City fans now is, who is fit for selection tomorrow. That and, will we have the full complement of substitutes, are questions banded around. Mr Neville can sleep easy in his bed tonight as the answer to the last question is a resounding ‘yes’.