Man City predicted lineup vs Leicester - Premier League | OneFootball

Manchester City are looking to build on the weekend's FA Cup triumph when they host struggling Leicester City in the Premier League.

The Cityzens secured their place in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday afternoon as they came from behind to beat Andoni Iraola's plucky Bournemouth. They will want to take confidence from their victory on the south coast into Wednesday's outing, with three points against the Foxes enough to take them into the top four for the time being.

However, Sunday's win wasn't all smiles. Erling Haaland, who has scored 30 goals in all competitions this season, suffered a devastating ankle injury that won't see him return until the closing matches of the campaign. Pep Guardiola will have to adapt without his Scandi sharpshooter.

Here is how City could line up midweek.

Man City predicted lineup vs Leicester (4-2-3-1)

Nico O'Reilly made an enormous impact from the bench on Sunday / Alex Pantling/GettyImages

GK: Ederson - Ederson returned from injury against Bournemouth having missed the international break with abdominal pain. He's unlikely to be too busy against Leicester, who have failed to score in their last five matches.

RB: Rico Lewis - Matheus Nunes has been a surprise selection at right-back this season and the orthodox midfielder has limited Lewis' minutes. However, the young Englishman could return to the lineup against Leicester following Nunes' iffy weekend display.

CB: Ruben Dias - Dias has struggled alongside the inexperienced and error-prone Abdukodir Khusanov in recent weeks and is missing the comfort of preferred centre-back partners Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and John Stones.

CB: Josko Gvardiol - Gvardiol was moved to centre-back at half-time against Bournemouth and impressed in the role that he used to regularly occupy. He should feature in the middle from the start on Wednesday.

LB: Nico O'Reilly - The young academy star was the difference-maker from the bench at the weekend, assisting twice as City scraped into the last four. While not entirely comfortable at full-back yet, O'Reilly should have done enough to earn a Premier League start against Leicester.

DM: Mateo Kovacic - Kovacic is always a steady performer in midfield, even if he fails to provide the attacking spark of Kevin De Bruyne or defensive nous of Rodri.

DM: Nico Gonzalez - 34-year-old Ilkay Gundogan could be rested after featuring for over 80 minutes on Sunday. Winter signing Gonzalez is the German's natural replacement in the engine room.

RW: Savinho - The Brazilian was the difference between the sides in December's meeting, scoring and assisting at the King Power Stadium in a 2-0 win for City. His speed will cause Victor Kristiansen issues.

AM: Kevin De Bruyne - Much uncertainty surrounds his future at the Etihad but he earned an increasingly rare start at the weekend and could make his way into the starting XI again.

LW: Jeremy Doku - James Justin will not be looking forward to a battle with the tricky and relentless Doku. The Belgian should burn the Leicester full-back with his dynamism.

ST: Omar Marmoush - Haaland's absence leaves an enormous void but Marmoush, who scored the winner at the weekend, is an able deputy. All his Premier League goals have come at the Etihad since his winter switch.