Aguero has the chance to run in behind after a flick-on but Soyuncu does well to recover and win the ball back off him in the box.
90' +1
S. Agüero enters the game and replaces K. De Bruyne.
De Bruyne does have to be replaced and Aguero comes on for him as Guardiola introduces an extra striker.
90'
De Bruyne has gone down with cramp after a driving run to the edge of the box and may force Guardiola into using his final change.
89'
P. Foden enters the game and replaces R. Sterling.
Sterling now makes way for Foden in Guardiola's second change of the night.
85'
A ball is floated over the top for Praet to run onto, but Ederson is alert and off his line quickly to gather just inside his box.
81'
Schmeichel awkwardly blocks a low cross up in the air at his near post, but Sterling can't make contact with his volley under pressure and it's ushered away.
79'
Rodri enters the game and replaces İ. Gündoğan.
That change is now made, with summer signing Rodri replacing Gundogan at the base of midfield.
78'
Gundogan is down with an injury and he may be forced off the field. Rodri is warming up on the sidelines.
77'
D. Praet enters the game and replaces Y. Tielemans.
Tielemans makes way for fellow Belgian Praet in midfield as Rodgers makes his final change of the night.
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71'
İ. Gündoğan gets yellow.
Gundogan's foul on Maddison is cynical and he earns himself a yellow card.
69'
Gabriel Jesus has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
De Bruyne slowed up as he reached the edge of the box and lured Soyuncu in before taking it past him and delivering a quality cross for Jesus.
GOAL!! IT'S 3-1 TO MANCHESTER CITY!! De Bruyne bursts past Soyuncu and into the box before fizzing a low ball across goal for Jesus to steer in at the back post! That's superb from the Belgian!
68'
D. Gray enters the game and replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Perez is found in space on the left and he drifts inside before lashing an ambitious effort well over the bar.
That's the Spaniard's last contribution of the game as he is hooked for Gray in Rodgers' second change.
64'
M. Albrighton enters the game and replaces H. Barnes.
Barnes looks to have been injured in that coming-together with Ederson and will have to be replaced by Albrighton.
61'
CHANCE! Vardy whips a wicked cross into the box for Barnes to latch onto, but he just can't get there in time as Ederson flies out of his box and collides with him!
59'
K. De Bruyne gets yellow.
De Bruyne is then booked for dissent following his furious reaction to the referee's decision to award a free-kick in Leicester's favour.
54'
Sterling drifts in from the left and finds space on the edge of the box, but rolls it square for Mahrez to strike. However, the Algerian catches it poorly and it just trickles through to Schmeichel.
53'
City have settled back on the ball now and are enjoying their own spell of possession, but Leicester are cutting off passing lanes well.
51'
W. Ndidi gets yellow.
De Bruyne gets the wrong side of Ndidi on the right and the defensive midfielder catches the Belgian, earning himself a yellow card.
50'
Soyuncu charges out of defence and makes a splitting run through midfield before slipping the ball in behind for Vardy to chase, but City's back four stepped up well to catch him offside.
48'
Leicester have started the second half brightly, winning a couple of fouls as they work the ball around and use possession well.
46'
We're back under way for the second half!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 2-1 LEICESTER CITY
43'
Penalty goal scored by İ. Gündoğan for Manchester City!
GOAL!! GUNDOGAN SCORES!! It's an excellent penalty, right into the corner and just out of the reach of the diving Schmeichel, who went the right way. It's 2-1 to Manchester City!
39'
De Bruyne sends in a fantastic cross from the right that finds Sterling in acres of space in the box, but he takes a touch instead of shooting on the volley and his control lets him down. Sterling then tries to work it back across the box, but the pass is straight back to Leicester.
37'
Mahrez finds Sterling in the middle and the winger lays it off to De Bruyne, but his powerful shot is charged down this time. City are looking very dangerous now.
35'
Ç. Söyüncü gets yellow.
Soyuncu goes into the book as De Bruyne beats him and goes down under pressure from the centre-half on the right.
32'
Chilwell is having a really difficult game so far and is struggling to cope with Mahrez in one-on-one situations. He needs more protection from Barnes ahead of him.
30'
R. Mahrez has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by B. Mendy.
GOAL!! MAHREZ HAULS MANCHESTER CITY LEVEL!! The winger has had the beating of Chilwell all game and cuts inside before striking a low effort that deflects off the inside off Soyuncu's heel and past Schmeichel to score against his former club! It's 1-1!
Mendy gets an assist after switching the ball to Mahrez - City have found plenty of success with tha raking ball so far.
22'
J. Vardy has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by H. Barnes.
GOAL!! VARDY PUTS LEICESTER IN FRONT!! Barnes slips Vardy in behind on the left and the striker is far too quick for Fernandinho as he bursts into the box. It looks like he's overrun it, but he produces an audacious chip over the charging goalkeeper and into the back of the net! It's 1-0 to Leicester!
Barnes held his pass until Vardy had got himself onside and goalside of Fernandinho, before simply allowing the Englishman to accelerate away with his pace.
21'
There's a mix-up between Chilwell and Schmeichel as the left-back ushers a long ball forward back towards his goalkeeper, who ends up clearing the ball against his team-mate under pressure! Thankfully for him, it's away from danger.
20'
Perez is down in a heap in the aftermath of that chance and is being seen to, but it looks like he will be okay after going to the sidelines for treatment.
11'
Manchester City are starting to find their rhythm now and are dominating the ball, pushing men forward dangerously and forcing Leicester onto the back foot.
9'
De Bruyne charges through the middle and plays the ball through for Sterling to burst into the box on the left. Evans does superbly, however, to sprint back and make a crucial tackle to deny the winger!
7'
The hosts have gotten into slightly more dangerous areas so far, but it's been relatively even to this point. The pair seem to just be feeling their way into the game at the moment and working each other out.
5'
Both sides are looking to play out from back to front on the ball and are pressing high off it. It's a similar philosophy from both coaches today.
3'
Manchester City work the ball forward well and it's played back to Gundogan on the edge of the box, but he blazes over the bar with his first-time effort.
1'
We're under way at the Etihad Stadium!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Second and third in the Premier League face off at the Etihad, with Manchester City looking to close the gap between them and the Foxes to just one point with a win.
Manchester City substitutes: Sergio Aguero, Rodri, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Claudio Bravo, Eric Garcia, Joao Cancelo.
Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy; Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.
Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Caglar Soyuncu, Ben Chilwell; Wilfred Ndidi; Ayoze Perez, Youri Tielemans, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.
Leicester City substitutes: Demarai Gray, Marc Albrighton, James Justin, Wes Morgan, Dennis Praet, Danny Ward, Kelechi Iheanacho.
There can be no doubt who each team's key man has been in attack so far. Vardy's pace in behind has caused the Manchester City defence all kinds of problems, while Mahrez has had the beating of Chilwell all game and looks to be really in the mood, getting involved in everything. It's all set up for an entertaining second half!
Manchester City have a trip to Molineux to face Wolves next, while Leicester play unbeaten Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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