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- LIVE Text Commentary90+6'There will be no more action in this match as the referee signals full time.90+5'Leicester fail to score from a corner as Stefan Ortega (Manchester City) leaps to collect the ball.90+5'One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Hamza Choudhury (Leicester).90+5'Victor Kristiansen (Leicester) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat. The ball is out of play. Leicester will have a chance to score from a corner.90+4'The Manchester City players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.90The fourth official shows 5 min. of added time.90'The substitution has been made. Will Alves (Leicester) has replaced Stephy Mavididi.90'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) connects with a cross near the penalty spot and produces a header which hits the crossbar!89'The game is interrupted. One of the players from Leicester is cautioned for aggressive play.85'Ruud van Nistelrooy decides to make a substitution. Harry Winks will be replaced by Patson Daka (Leicester).85'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Caleb Okoli (Leicester) replaces Conor Coady.82'Hamza Choudhury (Leicester) slips past one challenge, but is unable to feed a low pass into the path of one of his teammates.80'Erling Haaland (Manchester City) produces a header from inside the penalty area, but he doesn't manage to hit the ball properly and it flies well wide of the right post.79'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) strikes the ball towards goal, but it fails to reach the target after being well blocked by one of the defenders.78'Stefan Ortega (Manchester City) picks up a yellow card.77'Savinho (Manchester City) latches onto a lofted pass near the penalty spot only to head the ball yards wide of the left post.77'Manchester City earn a corner.74'Goal! A great cross from Savinho finds Erling Haaland (Manchester City), who scores with a simple header into an empty net. 0:2.72'Stephy Mavididi (Leicester) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.70'Here is a change. James Justin is going off and Ruud van Nistelrooy gives the last tactical orders to Hamza Choudhury (Leicester).70'Pep Guardiola has decided to substitute Nathan Ake and he is replaced by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).68'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) has a big opportunity! He finds some space for a shot inside the penalty box after collecting a lofted pass and sends the ball narrowly over the crossbar.66'That will be all from Phil Foden who is being replaced by the fresh legs of James McAtee (Manchester City).65'Michael Oliver shows the yellow card to Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester) for a heavy challenge.65'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) sends over a cross, but he can't find any teammate inside the box. Poor delivery.63'James Justin (Leicester) fires the ball towards the left side of the goal from close-range, but his shot is blocked by one of the defenders.62'Leicester are awarded a free kick from mid-range. The position is unsuitable for a direct shot, so expect a cross into the box.60'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) attempts to chip the defensive wall, but they make the block.59'Leicester are awarded a mid-range free kick.57'Manchester City have been awarded a corner kick.56'Today's referee Michael Oliver rightly decides to book Boubakary Soumare (Leicester) for his harsh tackle.55'The referee blows his whistle, Manchester City are awarded a corner kick.54'Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester) lashes the ball towards goal from outside the penalty area, but it goes narrowly over the crossbar.52'Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester) attempts to find his teammate with a pass from outside the box, but the opposition's defence is quick to react and thwarts the attack.51'PENALTY APPEAL by Leicester, but the referee thinks it was a fair challenge and play continues!49'The linesman signals a throw-in for Leicester.46'The game restarts for the second half.45+2'The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match.45+1'Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) strikes from the edge of the box, but hits it really poorly and sends the ball way wide of the right post.45There will be a minimum of 1 min. of added time.44'Leicester take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.43'The resulting set piece from Leicester is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players. The linesman makes the right call and Leicester will have a corner.43'Boubakary Soumare (Leicester) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. It will be a corner kick for Leicester.39'Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester) attempts to tap in the rebound with a header, but his effort only crashes against the left post.38'James Justin (Leicester) does well to control a poor pass on the edge of the box then shoots towards the middle of the goal. Stefan Ortega is out of position but leaps to make a brilliant save.36'Erling Haaland (Manchester City) races through the centre to the edge of the box then lets fly with a rocket of a shot that flies a whisker wide of the right post.34'The cross into the penalty area from Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester) needed to be more accurate in order to create a goal-scoring opportunity for his team.29'James Justin (Leicester) sends a cross into the box, but Stefan Ortega comes off his line to gather the ball.28'Erling Haaland (Manchester City) attempts to score as he rises near the penalty spot and heads the ball to the middle of the goal. Jakub Stolarczyk pulls off a comfortable save to stop the ball from hitting the net.27'A horde of players are waiting inside the penalty area for a cross from the corner, but Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) takes it short.27'Savinho (Manchester City) serves up a nice cross, but the defence clears the danger.24'The Leicester players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.21'Goal! Savinho (Manchester City) slots the ball into an unguarded net from close range after a shot rebounds off a defender. 0:1.21'Phil Foden (Manchester City) hits a dipping shot from the edge of the box that Jakub Stolarczyk expertly pushes away.20'None of the Leicester players could reach the corner kick as the ball was overhit and goes out of play.20'A loose ball is pounced on by Jamie Vardy (Leicester) inside the box. He immediately fires in a shot towards the bottom right corner, but Stefan Ortega is alert and makes a comfortable save.19'Jamie Vardy (Leicester) latches on to a pin-point through ball, but one of the defending players dispossess him. Brilliant defending.16'The flag goes up and the referee blows his whistle - another offside by Jamie Vardy (Leicester), who has already been caught several times today.13'The opposing goalkeeper had set up the wall well before the free kick was executed and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) failed to send the ball over. Great defensive action!12'Manchester City win a direct free kick in a dangerous mid-range position.12'Boubakary Soumare (Leicester) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee immediately stops play.11'One of the players from Leicester times his run too early and the referee blows his whistle for offside.11'Savinho (Manchester City) sends in a pass which fails to reach any of his teammates.9'Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.8'Erling Haaland (Manchester City) receives a clever pass and shoots from mid-range. His shot looks like it's going in the bottom right corner, but Jakub Stolarczyk has other ideas and makes a brilliant save.6'Stephy Mavididi (Leicester) hits a shot well wide of the right post from the edge of the box.5'Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) moves forward and unleashes a thunderous shot from distance that flies well over the bar.4'Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) tries to latch onto a through ball, but it's too long.2'Savinho (Manchester City) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.1'The first half has just begun.Manchester City will kick-off.Michael Oliver is introduced as the referee for today's match.Welcome to our live text commentary, ladies and gentlemen! The starting lineups will be announced very soon, so just sit back and get ready to enjoy the action.