It is the match all eyes will be pointed on this weekend. At the Etihad at 12.45pm, the Premier League’s top two sides go at it.
Leicester hold a three-point lead over Manchester City and a win for Claudio Ranieri’s side would send shockwaves. But Manuel Pellegrini has been here before, up against an inexperienced title-challenger, and prospered.
City have the stars, Leicester have the spirit. Who will come out victorious?
Aguero was coming back from injury then and lasted only 64 minutes at the King Power. He has scored eight goals in eight games since and is approaching his best. This promises to be a fascinating duel.
Manchester City kept their Barclays Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 home win over Leicester City on Wednesday thanks to goals from David Silva and James Milner.
Silva broke the visitors' resistance in first-half stoppage time before Milner came off the bench to wrap up the points late on and ensure the champions bounced back from Sunday's defeat at Liverpool.
Manuel Pellegrini's men started the evening five points behind leaders Chelsea having played a game more, and the gap remained at five points come the close-of-play at the Etihad Stadium, despite being frustrated by Nigel Pearson's men for long periods.
The visitors had two penalty claims turned down, before Riyad Mahrez hit the post late on, while the hosts spurned a string of late chances before Milner's effort secured the spoils. Leicester remain rooted to the foot of the table, seven points from safety.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was dropped as Pellegrini's response to Sunday's damaging defeat was to make five changes to his starting line-up, with Wilfried Bony also making his first start since his January move from Swansea.
The champions started in positive fashion too. Bony's full debut almost got off to the perfect start as he headed goalwards from Silva's third-minute corner, but Esteban Cambiasso was there to hack off the line.
Bony's chance appeared to set the tone for what was to come, but Leicester succeeded in frustrating their hosts, and grew into the game despite seeing little of the ball in the opening 20 minutes.
Jeffrey Schlupp then had a 23rd-minute penalty claim turned down after colliding with Bony, and Joe Hart had to rush off his line to stop Andrej Kramaric and spare Eliaquim Mangala's blushes two minutes later.
This jolted the game into life and Leicester had to rely on Mark Schwarzer twice within a matter of seconds, as he produced two smart saves from Bony and Jesus Navas in the 35th minute.
But the veteran Australian could do nothing when Silva made the breakthrough in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.
The hosts exploited the space created by a rare Leicester attack to get in behind and after two last-ditch blocks a yard from goal by Robert Huth and Wes Morgan, the ball fell into the Spaniard's path, allowing him to tap into the net.
Leicester responded well to going behind and Kramaric shook the side-netting from a dangerous free-kick five minutes after the break. Mahrez then rattled a post and City saw a host of chances pass by as nerves among home fans began to fray.
But substitute Milner put the result beyond doubt when he darted across Morgan to convert Navas' perfect cross from the right with a low finish in the 88th minute.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini: "It's been a difficult week but from the beginning we tried to dominate. It was very important to score our first goal when we did but we had more chances in second half and we improved.
"At 1-0 you are one ball away from drawing the game. It's very important to play well but the most important thing is to win."
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: "We played well, it was a disciplined performance. We have to make sure we take the positives from tonight's game - and there were plenty of those. I thought we could have played better at times but we were in the game all night."
Leicester hold a three-point lead over Manchester City and a win for Claudio Ranieri’s side would send shockwaves. But Manuel Pellegrini has been here before, up against an inexperienced title-challenger, and prospered.
City have the stars, Leicester have the spirit. Who will come out victorious?
Aguero was coming back from injury then and lasted only 64 minutes at the King Power. He has scored eight goals in eight games since and is approaching his best. This promises to be a fascinating duel.
Manchester City kept their Barclays Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 home win over Leicester City on Wednesday thanks to goals from David Silva and James Milner.
Silva broke the visitors' resistance in first-half stoppage time before Milner came off the bench to wrap up the points late on and ensure the champions bounced back from Sunday's defeat at Liverpool.
Manuel Pellegrini's men started the evening five points behind leaders Chelsea having played a game more, and the gap remained at five points come the close-of-play at the Etihad Stadium, despite being frustrated by Nigel Pearson's men for long periods.
The visitors had two penalty claims turned down, before Riyad Mahrez hit the post late on, while the hosts spurned a string of late chances before Milner's effort secured the spoils. Leicester remain rooted to the foot of the table, seven points from safety.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was dropped as Pellegrini's response to Sunday's damaging defeat was to make five changes to his starting line-up, with Wilfried Bony also making his first start since his January move from Swansea.
The champions started in positive fashion too. Bony's full debut almost got off to the perfect start as he headed goalwards from Silva's third-minute corner, but Esteban Cambiasso was there to hack off the line.
Bony's chance appeared to set the tone for what was to come, but Leicester succeeded in frustrating their hosts, and grew into the game despite seeing little of the ball in the opening 20 minutes.
Jeffrey Schlupp then had a 23rd-minute penalty claim turned down after colliding with Bony, and Joe Hart had to rush off his line to stop Andrej Kramaric and spare Eliaquim Mangala's blushes two minutes later.
This jolted the game into life and Leicester had to rely on Mark Schwarzer twice within a matter of seconds, as he produced two smart saves from Bony and Jesus Navas in the 35th minute.
But the veteran Australian could do nothing when Silva made the breakthrough in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.
The hosts exploited the space created by a rare Leicester attack to get in behind and after two last-ditch blocks a yard from goal by Robert Huth and Wes Morgan, the ball fell into the Spaniard's path, allowing him to tap into the net.
Leicester responded well to going behind and Kramaric shook the side-netting from a dangerous free-kick five minutes after the break. Mahrez then rattled a post and City saw a host of chances pass by as nerves among home fans began to fray.
But substitute Milner put the result beyond doubt when he darted across Morgan to convert Navas' perfect cross from the right with a low finish in the 88th minute.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini: "It's been a difficult week but from the beginning we tried to dominate. It was very important to score our first goal when we did but we had more chances in second half and we improved.
"At 1-0 you are one ball away from drawing the game. It's very important to play well but the most important thing is to win."
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: "We played well, it was a disciplined performance. We have to make sure we take the positives from tonight's game - and there were plenty of those. I thought we could have played better at times but we were in the game all night."
