Manchester City vs Leicester City Tickets

A match that pits two Premier League champions against each other always promises to be an entertaining spectacle and Manchester City vs Leicester City certainly is one that lives up to the billing.

Man City have become a hugely successful side on the pitch, having won several Premier League titles under the guidance of Pep Guardiola.

The Etihad Stadium hasn't been a happy hunting ground for LCFC in recent years, though you can always count on their travelling supporters to be there for this fixture. Check out SeatPick for the best seats available at this state-of-the-art 53,400-seater venue.

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Manchester City vs Leicester City Head-to-Head

These teams first shared a pitch back in March 1895, with their first top-flight fixture only coming 13 years later. Manchester City & Leicester City contested an FA Cup tie for the first time in 1920, though almost 50 years passed before they met again in this competition.

The 1969 FA Cup final featured both of these clubs, with 100,000 in attendance at Wembley Stadium. Neil Young scored the only goal of the game as MCFC lifted this famous title for the fourth time.

In more modern times the teams clashed only a few times in the early years of the Premier League era, due to both of them floating in and out of the top flight in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s. Leicester City emerged victorious in this fixture in February 2016, with Riyad Mahrez on the scoresheet in a 3-1 win for the visitors who famously went on to win the Premier League title.

Manchester City recorded a resounding 5-1 victory over the Foxes in February 2018, thanks to an early opener from Raheem Sterling followed by four goals for Sergio Agüero.

One fixture that sticks in the memory between the two sides at the Etihad Stadium was in the closing weeks of the 2018/19 season. Man City skipper Vincent Kompany notched the only goal of the contest as he found the back of the net with a long-range piledriver to hand the Citizens their sixth Premier League title and second in a row under Guardiola.

The teams played out a nine-goal thriller on Boxing Day 2021, ending 6-3 in favour of the hosts. Kevin De Bruyne, Mahrez, İlkay Gündoğan, and Sterling all scored for Man City in the first half before Leicester struck back with three goals in quick succession in the second period. Sterling buried his second of the day to seal an emphatic win for MCFC.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Stats & Mutual Connections

Jamie Vardy has scored no fewer than 9 goals against Man City, more than any other player who has featured in a fixture between these two sides. The former England striker netted a hat-trick at the Etihad Stadium in September 2020, as Leicester ran out 5-2 winners.

In terms of individuals who have represented both these clubs, there are several well-known figures:

• Paul Dickov switched from Arsenal to Man City in 1996 before moving to Leicester City in 2002. The ex-Scotland striker would also go on to enjoy a second spell at both Man City & Leicester before hanging up his boots in 2011. Dickov amassed 312 appearances, combined, for these two teams.

• Kasper Schmeichel was 16 when he joined Man City’s youth set-up and he went on to make 10 outings for the senior team before he was released in 2009. Schmeichel signed for Leicester City in 2011 and would spend 11 years at the King Power Stadium, racking up 479 appearances in addition to Premier League & FA Cup winner’s medals.

• Kelechi Iheanacho moved directly from Manchester City to Leicester in 2017, with the East Midlands outfit paying around £25m for the Nigeria striker. Iheanacho remained at LCFC until 2024, scoring 61 goals in 232 matches for the Foxes.

• Man City acquired Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City in 2018, costing in the region of £60m. Having already become a Premier League winner with Leicester, Mahrez added a further four league titles to his collection as well as a UEFA Champions League medal in 2023.

• Enzo Maresca was appointed head coach at LCFC in 2023, having worked as part of Pep Guardiola’s backroom team. The Italian coach guided Leicester to promotion in his first and only season in the job, before taking up the same role at Chelsea.

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