Leicester vs Man City LIVE: Premier League team news and line-ups as Kevin De Bruyne given rare start

Kevin De Bruyne has scored or assisted in just one game for Manchester City since the start of September. That was in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest earlier this month, which is City’s only win in their last 13 games.

He was an unused substitute in the defeat at Aston Villa and got 16 minutes off the bench in the 1-1 draw against Everton on Boxing Day.

Kevin De Bruyne starts for Manchester City and replaces Jeremy Doku in their only change from the 1-1 against Everton on Boxing Day.

Jamie Vardy is fit to start for Leicester and comes in for Patson Daka, Jordan Ayew is suspended and is replaced by Facundo Buonanotte.

Leicester: Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

Man City: Moreno, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Foden; Haaland

Injuries have been a key factor in Manchester City’s stunning loss of form. We’ll have the team news from the King Power in the next few minutes. Jamie Vardy is expected to return for Leicester, but does he start?

Manchester City’s run of results, NINE losses in 13 games

L 1-2 vs Tottenham (A) – Carabao Cup

L 1-2 vs Bournemouth (A) – Premier League

L 1-4 vs Sporting (A) – Champions League

L 1-2 vs Brighton (A) – Premier League

L 0-4 vs Tottenham (H) – Premier League

D 3-3 vs Feyenoord (H) – Champions League

L 0-2 vs Liverpool (A) – Premier League

W 3-0 vs Nottingham Forest (H) – Premier League

D 2-2 vs Crystal Palace (A) – Premier League

L 0-2 vs Juventus (A) – Champions League

L 1-2 vs Manchester United (H) – Premier League

L 1-2 vs Aston Villa (A) – Premier League

D 1-1 vs Everton (H) – Premier League

Pep Guardiola says he will not quit as he looks to end Manchester City’s miserable run of form, with nine defeats and just one win in 13 games.

“I will try, I will keep going. Sometimes you think (the bad run) will be (ended) earlier or (it would be) easier to fix it, but others it takes more time.

“I will not give up. I want to be here. I want to do it and, with the situation that we have, we have to do it.

“Of course I want it, everyone wants it. I don’t want to disappoint my people in terms of the club, the fans, the people who love this club.

“I think all of us in our job want to do it well and please the people. That is undeniable, not a question mark.

“The biggest test is to come back again, but we have done that before.”

Ederson, John Stones, Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish are all doubts while Kevin De Bruyne could start after being on the substitutes bench against Everton.

Man City XI: Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Silva; Doku, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

Jamie Vardy missed Leicester’s defeat at Liverpool on Boxing Day but could return to the starting XI on Sunday. However, centre-back Wout Faes is still a doubt.

Leicester XI: Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

Leicester vs Man City is due to kick off at 2:30pm GMT on Sunday 29 December at the King Power Stadium.

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