LEICESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester City's bid to retain the Premier League title suffered a major blow as the champions crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at Leicester on Wednesday. But Marc Albrighton equalised for Leicester and Ricardo Pereira's 81st-minute rocket handed City a third loss in their last four league games. - De Bruyne below his best -With Kevin De Bruyne, the creative lynchpin of last season's title success, struggling to recapture his best form after injury setbacks and withdrawn in the second half, City lacked a spark. It looked set to matter little on 14 minutes, where Leicester were caught square at the back for Bernardo Silva's opener. But the lead lasted for just five minutes before a lethargic City were hit with an equaliser on the counter-attack.

Source: Bangkok Post December 26, 2018 17:37 UTC