Manchester City XI vs Leeds – Predicted lineup and team news

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·28 February 2026

Manchester City XI vs Leeds – Predicted lineup and team news

Manchester City travel to Elland Road on Saturday while they aim to reduce the gap at the top of the table to just two points with a victory over Leeds United.

The Citizens have moved into a clinical run of form, securing five consecutive wins across all competitions to ignite their title charge. Manager Pep Guardiola oversaw a hard-fought victory against Newcastle last weekend and his side now faces a Leeds team they have beaten in their last five league meetings. Notably, City have won their last two away league games at Elland Road and could win three in a row there for the first time since 1928.

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Pep Guardiola manages a squad nearing peak fitness for the run-in, though a few key names remain unavailable. Notably, Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic are guaranteed absentees due to injury, while a late fitness test awaits Jeremy Doku following his return to training. Consequently, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Ruben Dias are expected to anchor a defence that has conceded just eight goals in 12 league games. Notably, young midfielder Nico O’Reilly has been in sensational form, scoring in each of his last two Premier League appearances.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal behind a defensive line featuring Ruben Dias and Marc Guéhi. In midfield, Rodri will anchor the side alongside O’Reilly and captain Bernardo Silva. Phil Foden is expected to return to the starting XI to support Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo in attack. Notably, Haaland netted twice on his last visit to Elland Road and is looking to become the first visiting player in Premier League history to score 2+ goals in consecutive trips to the venue.