Manuel Pellegrini Confirms Extent of Vincent Kompany’s Latest Injury

Away games: Tottenham, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Arsenal, Watford, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Manchester United and Chelsea.

While the Foxes could take solace from holding Manchester City to a 0-0 draw at home on Tuesday, that result was prefaced with a 1-0 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield and Leicester have been knocked-off top spot in the Premier League as a effect.

But that will not mean Pellegrini will prevent his stars form celebrating the New Year with friends and family.

He said: “I think we are returning to a very solid and consistent team, which is important”.

“I don’t think you are going to win the title in December”. We are not really thinking of any particular player to bring in. It is so hard for me to answer things because I am not a doctor.

Arsenal and third-placed Man City have both progressed in the Champions League, with Ranieri openly hoping they both reach the final on May 28 in Milan.

Sané is contracted to Schalke until June 2019 after signing fresh terms in July, putting the German club in a strong position with regard to any bargaining.

“Everyone must demonstrate their performance in every game and I think more important than just one name is to have a performance as a team, which I think we had against Leicester in the last game”. We have played everyone now and we have showed we are more than capable of playing up there with the best of them.

City have already been beaten five times and, with 36 points, are well down on their tallies at the equivalent stages of their title-winning campaigns of 2011-12 (45) and 2013-14 (41).

“I feel we are in a good position”, Pellegrini said at a news conference. The King Power has turned into the Premier League’s most raucous stadium and Leicester’s only dropped points there this season have been against current top-six sides. “Now, we are just three points behind, and I hope we are going to complete a very good second part of the season”.

And Hart knows that even without skipper Vincent Kompany – who is likely to be sidelined for a further month with a recurrence of a calf injury – City must show more consistency, particularly away. His latest comeback against Sunderland last weekend lasted only nine minutes. “But without him, we must continue to defend as we did tonight”.

Pellegrini said his squad can enjoy the festivities.