Man City vs Leeds

There is still plenty of noise in Elland Road. Leeds have a chance. Raphinha breaks down the right, he cuts in past two defenders but his shot is deflected over ...

Leeds have set up with a back five. Man City win a corner. He is the only player in the City half after pinching the ball from Cancelo. Raphinha makes a run to the back post but is ignored. City bring some calm to the match, spreading the ball from side to side. The ball into the box that follows is hacked clear. It is all scrunched up pieces of paper that were handed out to the Leeds fans before kick-off and have now been launched onto the pitch. Leeds really are on top right now. It feels a little bit like City are toying with Leeds right now. Ayling whips a cross into the box. Cancelo is booked for a challenge on the pitch. Cancelo breaks into the Leeds box but his shot is blocked. There is still plenty of noise in Elland Road. Leeds have a chance.

Manchester City have travelled to Elland Road to face Leeds United in the Premier League this afternoon.

With it looking more and more likely City will have to win their remaining five Premier League games to be crowned champions, Guardiola will know how crucial this game against a stubborn Leeds side really is. Following Liverpool's victory against Newcastle United at lunchtime, Manchester City know only three points will restore their one-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. Confirmed Line-Ups: Leeds United vs Manchester City (Premier League)

Manchester City face Leeds United knowing they need a win to move back above Liverpool at the top of the table. Jesse Marsch's team are improving, ...

Jack Grealish could be in the midfield three, alongside Rodri and Gundogan, or it could be a 4-2-3-1. They've had a few corners, but Meslier hasn't had too much to do in the first ten minutes. Meslier still hasn't had too much to do, but he's had to pick the ball out of the back of his net. He gets into the area, but he doesn't have the pace to get clear of the recovering City defenders, and ends up taking a touch too many. 26th min: Leeds have been very aggressive in their approach today, both with and without the ball. 48th min: The ball is moved out to Grealish on the left. Second half: It looks like Raphinha will be playing on the right for Leeds. He's holding a fairly deep position, and City will be glad to see him away from their goal. 32nd min: Grealish receives the ball on the left. 89th min: The Leeds fans are still in good voice, and they can be proud of what they've seen today from their team. 86th min: It's been mostly Man City in the last few minutes. The slightest slip-up could be the difference between success and failure in their tussle with Liverpool for the Premier League crown. The title race is expected to go right to the wire, and Pep Guardiola will be well aware that any dropped points could be fatal to his side's chances of defending the trophy.

Follow all the action as Pep Guardiola's men look to return to the top of the Premier League table with victory at Elland Road.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. City back on the ball. He assesses his options and then slides a delightful pass through the middle for Jesus. The Brazilian takes one touch to steady himself before lashing past Meslier. For the Whites, not only do they want to derail City’s title charge but - slightly out of nowhere - they have found themselves dragged back into a relegation battle. As they fight on multiple fronts, their epic midweek Champions League thriller against Real Madrid ended with City claiming a memorable 4-3 victory but what has that 90 minutes taken out of them? There is no room for slip-ups and Pep Guardiola’s men need to win in Yorkshire if they are to move one step closer to retaining their title.

There seems to be a big consensus on Pep Guardiola's decision to not play Jack Grealish on the wing.

Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Zack Steffen and Olek Zinchenko join De Bruyne on the benches as do youngsters CJ Egan-Riley, James McAtee and Luke Mbete. Instead, Grealish occupied his position alongside Rodri and captain Ilkay Gundogan in midfield. The Catalan boss made a number of rotational switches for the trip to Elland Road with one eye on Wednesday's Champions League second leg trip to Real Madrid. Unsurprisingly Kevin De Bruyne was named on the bench for the game against Leeds for rest purposes.

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Bizarrely, some decided to target Raphinha as he took a corner too, much to the Brazilian’s understandable bemusement. Both players received treatment for over two minutes and Laporte lay stationary on the pitch for the duration of that time as he was examined by Manchester City’s medical team. The pressure on both sides was ramped up due to results elsewhere earlier in the day.