Manchester City v Leeds Utd Match Thread
Saturday 6th May@15:00hrs | Etihad Stadium
With only goal difference separating Leeds from the drop zone, the last team in the World they'd want to face at the moment is Manchester City. With 13 straight wins domestically, 39 goals scored (over these 13 games) and a squad any national side would be proud of, the odds of an upset look bleak
Leeds leak more goals than Sam Allardyce has had pork pies! They have only kept five clean sheets all season, but have hemorrhaged 63, more than any other top flight club, including 23 last month. Big Sam will add stability, install confidence, and give the squad a massive kick up the backside; the rest is up to the players.
Illan Meslier is likely to keep his place, between the sticks. The under fire shot-stopper has been heavily criticised in recent weeks after a string of poor performances, but his understudy, Joel Robles has had very little game time this season, and making the switch now, could make a bad situation worse.
Max Wober is expected to deputise for Liam Cooper, who has not recovered from the muscular injury he sustained last weekend at Bournemouth. Pascal Struijk and Junior Firpo are also pushing for recalls. Rodrigo is expected to start on Saturday, though its not understood whether that's alongside Bamford, or instead of him.
The season is over for Luis Sinisterra and Tyler Adams, but there's no news on Stuart Dallas who travelled with the team to the South Coast last weekend.
Kevin De Bruyne remains a doubt for Saturday, but otherwise, Guardiola has a fully-fit squad at his disposal.