Kasper Schmeichel caught the eye of our man John Cross as the Foxes ground out a well-earned point against Manuel Pellegrini's side
Leicester once again reaffirmed their top four credentials with an accomplished display against Manchester City.
The Foxes stood tall to grind out a 0-0 draw against the pre-season title favourites, despite spending large parts of the match on the back foot.
Kasper Schmeichel was called into action on numerous occasions, and it was the Danish keeper who caught the eye of our man John Cross.
But who was your man of the match at the King Power Stadium?
Here are the full player ratings...
Leicester
Schmeichel 8 - MotM. Made smart saves from City’s lively forwards
Simpson 6 - Given a difficult game by Sterling and De Bruyne
Huth 7 - Terrific positioning, reads the game so well.
Morgan 7 - Another strong performance, leads by example.
Fuchs 7 - His whipped first half cross deserved a goal. Superb.
Inler 5 - First start in three months, it showed.
Drinkwater 6 - Good work rate, nearly set up Vardy.
Kante 7 - Good work rate, went close with long range effort
Albrighton 6 - Just failed to convert Fuchs’ low cross.
Mahrez 7 - Was played wide and got lost at times.
Vardy 7 - Fired over one chance, threatened in flashes.
Substitutes - Ulloa, for Inler, 67, 6, King, for Drinkwater, 80, 6, De Laet, for Albrighton, 90, N/A
Manchester City
Hart 7 - Only given a few scares as Leicester rarely threatened.
Sagna 7 - Good lung busting runs down the right.
Mangala 5 - Looks nervous and error prone. Low on confidence.
Otamendi 6 - Has struggled to settle, doesn’t look convincing.
Kolarov 6 - Booked. Sloppy and often clumsy
Fernandinho 6 - Caught horribly in possession which let in Vardy.
Toure 7 - Strong in midfield but still couldn’t dominate.
De Bruyne 7 - Some lively moments, often looked a threat.
Silva 7 - Such a top quality player, oozes class.
Sterling 7 - A real threat with his pace, movement and runs.
Aguero 6 - Still looked well short of full match fitness.
Substitutes - Bony, for Aguero, 63, 6, Navas, for Silva, 74, 6, Iheanacho, for Sterling, 89, N/A
Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City: Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy draw a blank as Foxes hold City to goalless draw at King Power
- Manchester City controlled the opening 35 minutes with Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne both denied
- Leicester sprung into life before half-time with Marc Albrighton going close before Jamie Vardy missed a chance
- Jamie Vardy went close for Leicester but fired over and Sergio Aguero missed a great chance after half-time
- Leicester go level on points with Arsenal at the top while City climb back into top three leapfrogging Tottotenham
Leicester will not enter 2016 as Premier League leaders after all. They are as near as dammit, mind you, and only a fool will not take them seriously after this.
They gave Manchester City a game. A proper game, a top four game, the sort of contest that unfolds when two teams with title ambitions meet. Joe Hart needed to pull off a magnificent save from a Christian Fuchs shot in the 77th minute to keep Manchester City in the game. Many expensive acquisitions in the visitors ranks were mightily relieved to hear the final whistle.
A draw was the fair result, but even that felt like a Leicester victory. After a Boxing Day defeat at Liverpool – even by the narrowest margin, 1-0 – many were willing to predict that Leicester’s bubble had burst. They would lose to Manchester City here, and then it would begin – the steady, inevitable slide down the table.
Not so fast. Leicester did not win, but they certainly would have against a team with lesser quality than Manchester City. After their 4-0 hammering at Southampton, Arsenal got a home fixture with Bournemouth to put their season back on track. Leicester faced title contenders. Yet this was a gutsy, lively display, in its own way a match for Arsenal’s revival, and it leaves them level on points with Arsene Wenger’s team at the top, and trailing only by three goals difference.
A swirling wind made good football difficult, but Leicester still played a fair amount of it and while they rode their luck – certainly Wilfried Bony should have done better with a shot from an Aleksandar Kolarov cross after 70 minutes – there is no sign of fatigue just yet.
LEICESTER CITY: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Inler (Ulloa 67), Drinkwater (King 80), Kante, Mahrez, Vardy, Albrighton (De Laet 92)
Subs not used: Okazaki, Dyer, Wasilewski, Schwarzer
Booked: Albrighton
MANCHESTER CITY: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Silva (Navas 74), Fernandinho, Toure, Sterling (Iheanacho 88), De Bruyne, Aguero (Bony 64)
Subs not used: Caballero, Demichelis, Horsfield, Zabaleta
Booked: Kolarov, Mangala, De Bruyne
Referee: Craig Pawson
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