Manchester City – Leeds Utd

The opponents will score at least three goals in Manchester.

The leaders of English football in recent weeks have divided into those who amaze the football world with the level of their play and those who evoke pity. Arsenal can be included in the first category, and, with some reservations, Chelsea, which crushed Barcelona in the middle of the week. The second, more sad category is unequivocally represented by Liverpool and Manchester City. Guardiola's team demonstrated all signs of stabilizing their performance before the November break for national team meetings, and bookmakers returned them to the list of contenders for victory in the Premier League and the Champions League. However, once again, the fans of the "Citizens" are enduring bitter disappointments that are hard to explain. In the next round of the Premier League, a representative from the relegation zone will visit the Etihad, but the City players cannot afford to relax after two consecutive defeats. Leeds United returned to the Premier League following the previous Championship season. Daniel Farke's team finished first with a decent margin and hoped to secure their position in England's elite division. So far, they are struggling, but the guests will not be afraid of their opponent in Manchester. Bookmakers have made the home team the favorites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.25 for their victory. Before the last round of national team matches, Manchester City consecutively defeated Bournemouth, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool, scoring three or four goals against each opponent. After two weeks, the "Citizens" appeared to be quite different. Pep Guardiola also made mistakes. The Spanish coach decided to punish his best players for the defeat in Newcastle, leaving them on the bench in the Champions League match against Bayer. However, it turned out that he punished himself. The home defeat to the German club with a score of 0:2 led to the need to apologize to the fans at the post-match press conference. A third consecutive defeat is unlikely to be in Guardiola's plans, so the next match will proceed without experiments. It is worth remembering that Leeds United is not a gift either. Farke's team scores an average of one goal in the league. Let's bet that Manchester City will go for a convincing victory, which will lead to an abundance of goals.