Man City v Leicester: Did you know?published at 08:33
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None of Leicester's 12 Premier League away games against Manchester City have been drawn, with the Foxes winning five to Manchester City's seven. The 10 meetings between the pair at Etihad Stadium in the competition have produced a total of 43 goals (Manchester City 25, Leicester 18).
Leicester have conceded the first goal in 24 of their 29 Premier League games this season - at least five more than anyone else. Should they fall 1-0 behind to Manchester City here, it will be the outright most times a team has conceded first in their opening 30 matches of a Premier League campaign (25), surpassing Ipswich's record from 1994-95 (24).
'It is now or never - and it might even be mission impossible'published at 09:28 1 April
09:28 1 April
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Leicester City will be hoping to kick-start their bid for Premier League survival against Manchester City on Wednesday and The Athletic's Rob Tanner believes it is a case of "now or never" for Ruud van Nistelrooy's side, following the two-week international break.
Manchester City have won nine of their past 10 Premier League games against the Foxes, including the past six by an aggregate score of 15-4.
Speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, Tanner said: "It is now or never - but we have been saying that for weeks!
"They did have a run of games up to this point which were much more positive for them to be able to get some points from, but they didn't get any points.
"Now they are going into a run of games against Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brighton and Liverpool - and that's all before they get to the final five games.
"We've been saying for quite a while now that Leicester City will only have a chance of surviving if they are still in touch when they get to those final five games, but they are nine points adrift now.
"If they lose at Manchester City, which you would expect them to do, and Wolves pick up a positive result against West Ham United, then suddenly it will become mission impossible.
"We have talked a lot about 'The Great Escape' 10 years ago and the factors behind that. The team were in a particularly bad position back then, but I can remember them never really being out of those games and they weren't taking a beating every week.
"A lot of that was because they were naive about the Premier League because it was all new to them, but a lot of these current lads have experienced the Premier League before and shouldn't be making the same mistakes.
"So it is now or never - and it might even be mission impossible for them."
Van Nistelrooy on Pereira and players' 'appetite' to prove themselvespublished at 12:25 31 March
12:25 31 March
Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game at Manchester City (kick-off 19:45 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Defender Ricardo Pereira is "doing really well" and could be available if he trains with the squad today and tomorrow.
On using the international break to re-group: "We had less players away than were here, so we had a big group. The way we're training, we're doing everything to get the most out of our players. The appetite is there to show ourselves and we have to prove that on Wednesday."
He said they "have one target and it's to stay in this league" so that was the focus during the international break.
He acknowledged the difficult teams they are to face in the coming weeks and said "it's a privilege to play" against some of the best teams in the league as "it's a great challenge."
On the general morale within the group: "The players are doing everything they can to be the best they can be."
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