Manchester City will travel to Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup following another impressive display against Tottenham Hotspur at home on Saturday. The Foxes, on the other hand, suffered an unexpected defeat at home to Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace. However, recent form goes out of the window when it comes to cup competitions and both teams will be looking to progress into the semi-finals by giving it their all on Tuesday night.
The recent history of the fixture makes for a mixed reading for both sets of fans. Manchester City has won two and lost two of their last four encounters against the Foxes. However, this Manchester City under Pep Guardiola is something really special and has already broken records recently claiming their 16th successive victory in the Premier League versus the Spurs on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola is expected to opt for a 3-4-3 formation against the West Midlands club and Manchester City young gun Phil Foden might be in line for a rare start.
3-4-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Leicester City
Defence
Claudio Bravo is in line to make a start in goal for the Citizens and he is expected to be shielded by a back three of Danilo, Tosin Adarabioyo and Eliaquim Mangala in the Manchester City defence.
The Citizens have just conceded a goal in the Carabao Cup and so Pep Guardiola will be hoping that his backline can keep the Leicester attack at bay on Tuesday night.
Midfield
The City midfield might have the likes of Yaya Toure and İlkay Gündoğan playing centrally and the 17-year-old Phil Foden might up a role on the left flank while veteran full-back Kyle Walker starts on the right-hand side of the midfield.
The contest may be decided based on the performance of the midfielders so the City manager will be hoping that Toure can step up to the plate while Gundogan can build on his goal-scoring performance against Spurs with a dominant display against the Foxes.
Attack
Bernardo Silva will start on the left while Raheem Sterling might be called again to start on the right side of the front three. The English winger put on a tremendous display last time out and will be hoping to add to his goal tally in the league cup as well. Gabriel Jesus may be in line for another start after his penalty miss against Spurs on Saturday. The Brazilian forward will be expected to bounce back against the Foxes and he might be the man to fire City into the semi-finals on Tuesday night.
