Iheanacho matches Milner’s feat but City too strong for Leicester

It was a half for different cities, but Manchester City emerged victorious

Ademola Lookman scored one goal, while Kelechi Iheanacho scored one and assisted two, but their efforts weren’t enough as Machester City beat the Foxes 6-3 on Boxing day.

The Foxes had a week to forget after going down to a painful penalty loss against Liverpool on Wednesday. But they looked to get back on track when they travelled to the Etihad to face a strong Manchester City side.

It was always an uphill task for the FA Cup Champions, considering the Guardiola tutored side’s indomitable form.

The Citizens had won ten of their last eleven games, while Leicester had just one victory to show in their previous five fixtures.

As expected, Machester City bosses the possession from the blast of the whistle, trying to carve out the volatile Leicester City defence.

However, it didn’t take too long before they got rewarded for their efforts, as in the 5th minute, Kevin Debruyne placed an accurate curler behind Kasper Schmeichel in goal for the Foxes.

Before the Foxes could say Jack Robinson, Riyad Mahrez scored the second from the penalty spot after Aymeric Laporte was taken down in the box.

Even with a two-goal cushion, Machester City didn’t stop pushing, and in the 21st minute, Ilkay Gundogan made it three for his side.

It looked like the Leicester City defence was giving out gifts on Boxing day, when Youri Tielemans committed a foul in the box. Raheem Sterling did not take any prisoners, as he finished calmly behind the Leicester City goalie.

However, after the 25 minutes of poor defending, the Foxes managed to get a grip of the game a little. The first half scoreline could have been more disgraceful but for the efforts of Schmeichel in goal for Leicester City. After a disastrous first half, it looked like it was all done for the Foxes.

However, in the second half, it looked like Leicester City had gotten a proper hairdryer by gaffer Brendan Rodgers, as they came out all guns blazing.

Just fifteen minutes after the break, Leicester City cut the deficit as they scored two goals. Iheanacho assisted the goals from James Maddison and compatriot Lookman, and it looked like the Foxes were going to stage a comeback.

After that, In the 65th minute, Iheanacho scored again to make it 4-3, and with 25 minutes left, Leicester could dream.

However, their dream soon turned into a nightmare, as Aymeric Laporte capitalised on Leicester’s poor defensive setup to make it 5-3 and quench any hopes of a comeback.

However, after the blazing start, the Foxes’ tenacity soon reduced as Manchester City kept more possession.

In the 87th minute, the Citizens wrapped up their marvellous performance as Sterling struck his second of the day to secure a 6-3 victory for the Foxes.

However, despite the loss, Iheanacho had a great game. He became the third player to both score and assist in a single Premier League game against Man City after previously playing for them in the competition. This feat had only been achieved by Paul Dickov for Leicester in 2003 and James Milner for Liverpool in 2016.