Man City v Leeds live: Erling Haaland returns to starting line-up for Premier League clash at Etihad Stadium

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·29 de novembro de 2025

Man City v Leeds live: Erling Haaland returns to starting line-up for Premier League clash at Etihad Stadium

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Manchester City take on Leeds United today determined to end their run of two straight defeats with a victory to reignite their Premier League title hopes.

Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle United last weekend, on their return to league action after the international break, and followed that disappointment with a first Champions League defeat this season as Bayer Leverkusen saw off a much-changed City XI.

Leeds could now face a reaction as Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden return to the starting line-up. Daniel Farke’s side have one win and five defeats in their past six league games, a run that has seen them slump into the relegation zone, and face a huge task at the Etihad Stadium.

Farke insists Leeds are working hard

An interesting quote from Daniel Farke this week, who pointed out that Leeds’ work rate is up there with the best of any side in the Premier League.

“The data shows we’re in the top two with Manchester City in terms of physical output and fitness levels this season. I see how united the players are. What’s missing is the clinical edge in both boxes. We have to improve little details.”

Lawrence Ostlere29 November 2025 14:33

No sign of Oscar Bobb

Richard Jolly at the Etihad Stadium:

After making 10 changes on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola makes nine more. He almost reverts to the team which lost at Newcastle last week, with the exception that Tijjani Reijnders is starting, rather than Rayan Cherki. Oscar Bobb, hauled off at half-time against Bayer Leverkusen, isn't even on the bench today. The former City youth player Lukas Nmecha leads the line for Leeds.

Richard Jolly at the Etihad Stadium29 November 2025 14:06

Farke: 'The goal was to finish 17th'

"We know for which club we're working and there's always outside noise. There was in the past even after our best season in our history (points-wise) last season.

"We fully expected that this would also happen this season. When we started, the goal was to finish 17th or above and to finish 17th would be a great success. We want to stay in this league. I didn't expect it would be an easy ride.

"We had to work with limited resources in the summer with profit and sustainability rules, we had challenges also in the summer transfer window and it was always clear there would be a period where not all performances and results go our way."