"Manchester City need a point to move second in the Premier League and Leeds United require one to exit the relegation zone when the teams meet on Saturday. Only leaders Arsenal have a better home record than the Cityzens in this season's top flight, but Pep Guardiola's side lost 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday to suffer a second defeat in four days following their 2-1 loss at Newcastle in the league."
"Both of City's absentees are in midfield: Mateo Kovacic is set to be out for between three and four months following achilles surgery, while Rodri, who has not started since October 1, remains out. City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested that the Spain international is closing in on a return to action. Manchester City starting XI: Donnarumma, Nines, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Nico, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland"
Manchester City require one point to move into second place in the Premier League, while Leeds United need a point to climb out of the relegation zone. City have one of the strongest home records, but suffered two defeats in four days after losing 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League and 2-1 at Newcastle. Leeds have lost three consecutive league matches and five of their last six after surrendering a lead to lose 2-1 to Aston Villa. City will be without midfielders Mateo Kovacic, recovering from Achilles surgery, and Rodri, still out. Leeds will miss Anton Stach with concussion and likely Sean Longstaff with a calf injury, while Sebastiaan Bornauw could return.
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