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The match between Manchester City v Leeds United does not look or feel like the end of the seasons because there is snow coming down in the Etihad Stadium, the city of Manchester in the build of kick-off. However, both sides have a clear sight of what they need to do in the rest of the campaign. For Manchester City, three or maybe four-win required to ensure that they take the Premier League 2020/2021 title, while for Leeds United, well, just perhaps a point or two more will guarantee that premier league place next season if that job has not already been done.
This is a game to relish the battle of the master against apprentice, Marcelo Bielsa against Josep “Pep” Guardiola. Before this match, Bielsa never won against Pep, and all their previous meeting has been won by Pep or Draw. As a disclaimer, most of their meeting happens when Guardiola manages the Best Barcelona team in history with Messi, Iniesta, and Xavi as the backbone. At the same time, Bielsa manages the dark horse, Athletic Bilbao which he, successfully take to the final of Copa Del Rey 2009. Regardless of the Bielsa v Guardiola statistic, this match looks even more challenging for Leeds since Manchester City only lost three times this season.
At the beginning of the game, Leeds, with the free-flowing and open football take the first initiative to dominate the…