{"id":2688,"date":"2021-12-14T19:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/why-kyle-walker-joao-cancelo-are-missing-for-manchester-citys-clash-with-leeds\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T19:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:15:27","slug":"why-kyle-walker-joao-cancelo-are-missing-for-manchester-citys-clash-with-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/why-kyle-walker-joao-cancelo-are-missing-for-manchester-citys-clash-with-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kyle Walker &amp; Joao Cancelo are missing for Manchester City\u2019s clash with Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Manchester City vs Leeds<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s marquee Premier League clash will see Manchester City play host to Leeds United at 8 pm UK time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dugout-video dugout-embed-eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoiZ3JlYXRnb2FscyIsInBsIjoibWF0Y2gifQ==\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.dugout.com\/v3.1\/greatgoals.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On paper, the clash looks set to be an entertaining one, with Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa both well known for their attacking, high-intensity styles.<\/p>\n<p>But, in all honestly, a City win seems like the only realistic outcome on the day. The Sky Blues are playing some superb football of late and have climbed to the summit of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>They have also conceded just nine goals in 16 outings \u2013 by far and away the best defensive record in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds, meanwhile, are seemingly suffering from some second-season syndrome, languishing in 15<sup>th<\/sup> place in the PL, just five points above 18<sup>th<\/sup>-place Burnley who have a game in hand on the Yorkshire outfit.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Tuesday\u2019s game, check out the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/manchester-city-vs-leeds-united-betting-tips-preview-predictions-odds-2\/\">Manchester City vs Leeds United betting tips: Preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-live-streaming\/manchester-city-vs-leeds-united-live-streaming-watch-premier-league-online\/\">Manchester City vs Leeds United live streaming: Watch Premier League online<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why Kyle Walker &amp; Cancelo are missing vs Leeds<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of facing Leeds, Manchester City would release their matchday squad an hour before kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>The squad, though, had a couple of noticeable omissions, with both Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo left out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">? TEAM NEWS ?<\/p>\n<p>XI | Ederson, Dias (C), Stones, Laporte, Rodrigo, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish.<\/p>\n<p>SUBS | Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Fernandinho, Egan-Riley, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManCity<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaysTechnology?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HaysTechnology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvNIjoq9lv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wvNIjoq9lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1470830961797574662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nCancelo missing out was expected as the defender was suspended after picking up five yellow cards in the PL this term. Now though, an explanation for Kyle Walker missing out vs Leeds has been provided.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Walker, City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mancity.com\/news\/mens\/man-city-leeds-united-team-news-premier-league-63775100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> that:<\/p>\n<p><em>Kyle Walker\u00a0is short of full fitness and is not involved, along with long term absentee, Ferran\u00a0Torres.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/liverpool-vs-newcastle-united-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Liverpool vs Newcastle United betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/crystal-palace-vs-southampton-betting-tips-preview-predictions-odds\/\">Crystal Palace vs Southampton betting tips: Preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City vs Leeds Tuesday\u2019s marquee Premier League clash will see Manchester City play host to Leeds United at 8 pm UK time. On paper, the clash looks set to be an entertaining one, with Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa both well known for their attacking, high-intensity styles. But, in all honestly, a City win [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-2688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2688\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}