Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy volition beryllium deprived of the banned Jordan Ayew for Sunday's Premier League showdown with Manchester City astatine the King Power Stadium.
The experienced attacker broke the deadlock successful the 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Liverpool connected Boxing Day, but helium was past booked for the 5th clip this season, incurring a one-game prohibition successful the process.
However, arsenic 1 striker watches connected helplessly, different mightiness instrumentality to the last third, arsenic Jamie Vardy could beryllium backmost successful the ranks aft missing the Liverpool decision with a knock.
The 37-year-old has much goals than immoderate different subordinate successful this head-to-head - 9 crossed each competitions - and helium should instrumentality Patson Daka's spot successful the violative enactment if acceptable enough.
Bobby Decordova-Reid is the astir earthy replacement for Ayew retired wide, and the speedy turnaround could besides tempt Van Nistelrooy into making a consecutive swap successful the fig 10 role, Facundo Buonanotte for Bilal El Khannouss.
Harry Winks and Boubakary Soumare should reprise their midfield partnership, though, and a deficiency of different full-back options means nary respite for James Justin oregon Victor Kristiansen either.
Jakub Stolarczyk should besides proceed successful betwixt the posts with Mads Hermansen nursing a groin concern, but Caleb Okoli could supply a caller brace of legs successful defence implicit Conor Coady.
Leicester City imaginable starting lineup:
Stolarczyk; Justin, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Decordova-Reid, Buonanotte, Mavididi; Vardy
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