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Your support makes all the difference.The Premier League champions-elect Manchester City face the champions of two years ago, Leicester City, at the Etihad Stadium looking to extend their lead at the top of the table to 16 points over their nearest rivals, in every sense, Manchester United.
This game also has the added subplot of Riyad Mahrez, who was determined to leave Leicester in January to join Guardiola's expensively assembled squad – he returns to the bench this evening.
Follow all the action in our live blog below.
65' - Sergio Aguero drives into the box before getting a left-footed shot away but the ball flies high and wide of Kasper Schmeichel's goal.
Sergio Aguero drills home Manchester City's third goal of the game
71' - Bernardo Silva cuts in from the right wing and onto his favoured left foot before curling a shot just over Kasper Schmeichel's upright.
That would've been a lovely goal.
73' - Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan are booked in quick succession for late fouls.
The moment Riyad Mahrez's self-imposed Leicester exile came to an end
GOAL! Manchester City 4-1 Leicester (Aguero)
77' - Kasper Schmeichel, whose distribution has been awful today, passes the ball straight to Sergio Aguero and is duly punished by the Manchester City marksman, who lofts the ball over the goalkeeper's head to seal his hat-trick.
81' - Phil Foden and John Stones replace Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi for the hosts.
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