MX23RW : Thursday, March 13 01:56:21| >> :120:10594:10594:
[monks data]
Manchester City logo
Premier League | Gameweek 35
May 6, 2023 at 3pm UK
Etihad Stadium
Leeds logo

Man City
2 - 1
Leeds

Gundogan (19', 27')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Rodrigo (85')
Gnonto (45+2'), Rodrigo (71'), McKennie (90+3')

Team News: Kevin De Bruyne starts for Manchester City against Leeds United

Team News: De Bruyne starts for Man City against Leeds
© Reuters
Kevin De Bruyne returns to Manchester City's starting lineup as Pep Guardiola makes seven changes for this afternoon's Premier League clash against Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium.

Kevin De Bruyne has returned to Manchester City's starting lineup for this afternoon's Premier League clash against Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium.

The Belgian playmaker has missed the last two matches due to a knock in his leg, but he has since "trained good" over the last few days according to Pep Guardiola and has been thrown straight back into the first XI.

De Bruyne is one of seven changes made to the side that beat West Ham United 3-0 on Wednesday, with Ederson, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden also coming into the first XI.

Stefan Ortega was handed his Premier League debut in goal last time out, but first-choice shot-stopper Ederson returns between the sticks this afternoon, while Lewis, Akanji and Laporte all start in defence at the expense of Kyle Walker, John Stones and Ruben Dias; Nathan Ake, meanwhile, retains his place at left-back.

Midfield lynchpin Rodri is rested and named on the substitutes' bench, with Gundogan taking his place, while De Bruyne comes in for Bernardo Silva.

Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez and Erling Braut Haaland all keep their places in attack, but Foden is handed his first City start since March at the expense of Jack Grealish.

As for Leeds, newly-appointed head coach Sam Allardyce has made four changes to the side that lost 4-1 to Bournemouth under Javi Gracia last weekend, with the most notable change seeing goalkeeper Illan Meslier replaced by Joel Robles, who is handed his first Premier League start for the Whites.

Attacker Crysensio Summerville and centre-backs Robin Koch and Liam Cooper, the latter of whom is injured, have also made way from the first XI, with Junior Firpo, Maximilian Wober and Adam Forshaw all handed recalls.

Wober and Luke Ayling are set to form a centre-back partnership in between full-backs Firpo and Rasmus Kristensen, with Forshaw joining Marc Roca and Weston McKennie in centre-midfield.

Manchester City starting lineup: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ake, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Bernardo, Haaland, Grealish

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Dias, Phillips, Stones, Grealish, Rodri, Bernardo, Gomez

Leeds United starting lineup: Robles; Kristensen, Ayling, Wober, Firpo; McKennie, Roca, Forshaw; Harrison, Bamford, Gnonto

Subs: Meslier, Koch, Struijk, Rutter, Summerville, Gray, Aaronson, Greenwood, Rodrigo

ID:513260:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect6126:
Written by
Oliver Thomas
No Data Analysis info
Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte pictured on February 12, 2023
Read Next:
Laporte hints at Man City stay amid Barcelona rumours
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free match previews newsletter! Updates are sent twice a week.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal281510352242855
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest28156745331251
4Chelsea28147753361749
5Manchester CityMan City28145953381547
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2814594738947
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton28121064640646
8Aston Villa2912984145-445
9Bournemouth28128847341344
10Fulham2811984138342
11Crystal Palace2810993633339
12Brentford28115124844438
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs281041455411434
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2897123440-634
15Everton2871293135-433
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2896133248-1633
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2865173857-1923
18Ipswich TownIpswich2838172658-3217
19Leicester CityLeicester2845192562-3717
20Southampton2823232068-489


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!