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2020-21 English Premier League
03-04 October 2020
Matchday 4 of 38
Manchester City will be desperate to put in an improved
2020/21 English Premier League performance when they take on Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday. Kick-off is at 16:30.
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The Cityzens slumped to a 5-2 loss at home to Leicester City last weekend. Pep Guardiola's team opened the scoring but were blown away by the Foxes after the break as a team coached by the Spaniard conceded five goals for the first time.
City beat Wolves 3-1 in their only other game of the season and despite the early setback, Guardiola is confident his team will bounce back.
"We played for 30 minutes so good – we scored a goal in [the fourth] minute,” said Guardiola. “But then we started to believe we were not playing good when it was the opposite."
"We are not strong enough to be stable and patient. We started to think we were playing bad. We told them at half-time they were playing good, try to be patient and the rest will be in our hands.”
“We have to accept it,” he added. “But it’s still only the second game."
Benfica's Ruben Dias has duly arrived at Etihad Stadium as City continue to bolster their defence in an attempt to solve a recurring problem.
There were no such problems for Leeds who defeated Sheffield United 1-0 thanks to a solitary strike from Patrick Bamford last weekend. The Whites lost 4-3 away to Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season before bouncing back with a 4-3 win of their own over Fulham.
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The most recent Premier League meeting between the two teams came 16 years ago when a penalty from Mark Viduka spearheaded Leeds to a 2-1 win over City at Elland Road. The Cityzens won the most recent clash in all competitions, dispatching Leeds 4-0 in a FA Cup tie in 2013 -- Sergio Aguero netted a brace.
Leeds United vs Manchester City head-to-head statistics:
Matches played: 81
Leeds United wins: 33
Manchester City wins: 36
Draws: 12
English Premier League fixtures, matchday 4:
Saturday, 03 October
11:30 -
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
14:00 - Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:30 -
Leeds United vs Manchester City
19:00 - Newcastle United vs Burnley
Sunday, 04 September
11:00 - Leicester City vs West Ham United
11:00 - Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion
13:00 - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Fulham
13:00 -
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
15:30 -
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:15 -
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
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