LEICESTER CITY VS MANCHESTER CITY: Team news,Predicted starting XI,kick off time,odds and match preview

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Attentions shift to the Carabao Cup this week as the two Premier League sides meet at the King Power Stadium for this quarter-final clash

Manchester City take a break from their Premier League run with a visit to Leicester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side have won their last 16 games in the league to move 11 points clear of rivals Manchester United. But the cup will be a different prospect, especially if Pep Guardiola takes the opportunity to rest first-teamers ahead of the Christmas period.

LEICESTER CITY

SQUADS & TEAM NEWS

Goalkeepers Schmeichel, Hamer, Jakupovic

Defenders Simpson, Chilwell, Morgan, Huth, Maguire, Dragovic, Benalouane, Knight

Midfielders Gray, King, Albrighton, Amartey, Iborra, Ndidi, Mahrez, Choudhury

Forwards Iheanacho, Vardy, Musa, Slimani, Okazaki, Ulloa

The Foxes will be without Wilfred Ndidi, who was sent off in the weekend's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace and faces suspension for the Carabao Cup clash.

Matty James and Robert Huth, meanwhile, are close to regaining fitness but are unlikely to play any part in Tuesday's quarter-final.

Potential Leicester starting XI:

Schmeichel; Chilwell, Maguire, Morgan, Simpson; Iborra, Albrighton, Gray, King; Mahrez; Vardy.

man city players

Goalkeepers Bravo, Ederson, Grimshaw

Defenders Walker, Danilo, Mangala, Otamendi, Adarabioyo, Duhaney

Midfielders Sterling, Gundogan, De Bruyne, D. Silva, Delph, Sane, B. Silva, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Toure, Diaz, Foden

Forwards Aguero, Jesus, Nmecha

Guardiola is likely to make wholesale changes to his regular line-up for the quarter-final, as he takes the opportunity to experiment with both players and tactics. New Young Sports Personality of the Year Ben Foden is in line for a start, while Claudio Bravo is likely to take over from Ederson in goal and Gabriel Jesus could lead the line as Sergio Aguero is rested.

Potential Man City starting XI

: Bravo; Adarabioyo, Fernandinho, Mangala; Danilo, Toure, Gundogan, Foden; Bernardo, Jesus, Zinchenko.

BETTING & MATCH ODDS

Man City are rated 4/9 favourites to advance to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Leicester, meanwhile, are priced at 11/2 to beat the league leaders and a draw is considered a 15/4 bet.