Amid a packed festive schedule, Premier League champions Manchester City host Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day looking to extend their streak of seven straight domestic wins.
To date, Pep Guardiola has seen his squad relatively unaffected by the illnesses and injuries afflicting other clubs at the moment, and will have the luxury of nearly all his main main to choose from in City's penultimate game of 2021.
Leicester, meanwhile, are recovering from a major COVID-19 outbreak and have a series of defensive injuries which will deplete their shaky rearguard against one of Europe's most fearsome forward lines. Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest team news from each camp.
MANCHESTER CITY vs. LEICESTER CITY
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MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Ferran Torres (foot)
Doubtful: Kyle Walker (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
LEICESTER CITY
Out: Wesley Fofana (ankle), Ricardo Pereira (knee), Harvey Barnes (unspecified), Danny Ward (unspecified), James Justin (knee)
Doubtful: Caglar Soyuncu (hamstring), Jamie Vardy (hamstring), Jonny Evans (hamstring), Timothy Castagne (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Schmeichel; Albrighton, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Thomas; Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Soumare; Maddison, Daka, Lookman
Jonathan O'Shea
