Manchester City can retain the Premier League title Monday night provided Liverpool lose to Newcastle United later tonight, and they beat Leicester City. Of course, the odds are against that happening, and all prognosticators, projectionists, predictors and odds makers see a true Championship Sunday on the horizon.
It seems that the battle for the Premier League title will be fought to the final minute of the final day. Let’s take a look at who City Manager Pep Guardiola may select in his first team for the titanic clash on Monday night.
The Bank Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Leicester City
Forwards: Leroy Sane Sergio Aguero Raheem Sterling
Midfielders: David Silva Ilkay Gundogan Bernardo Silva
Defenders: Oleksandr Zinchenko John Stones Aymeric Laporte Kyle Walker
Goalkeeper: Ederson
Leicester City at Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff- Monday May 5, City of Manchester Stadium 2pm
Injury report for both sides: go to this link
Starting XI Predictions: Manchester City Leicester City
Form guide: Leicester City WDLWW Manchester City WWWWW
Odds: Manchester City 1/6, Leicester City 19/1, Draw 17/2
Referee: Mike Dean
Google Result Probability: Leicester City win 6%, Draw 11%, Manchester City win 83%
Prediction: Manchester City 2, Leicester City 1
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