FA Youth Cup Preview: Leicester City vs. Manchester City

The team have performed brilliantly to become only the second Leicester side to reach the final four, and they will need to be at their best again if they are to upset the odds and become the Club’s first FA Youth Cup finalists. 

They will need to overcome a 3-0 first leg defeat to reach the final – a scenario that played itself out against Brighton at the weekend. Having gone 3-0 down, the Foxes rallied to eventually run out 4-3 winners. 

Trevor Peake’s side have so far beaten Wigan Athletic, Chesterfield, Southampton and Birmingham City en route to their meeting with Manchester City in the semi-finals. 

Standing in Leicester City’s way at King Power Stadium on Wednesday evening will be the formidable opposition of Manchester City, who will be looking for a repeat performance from their 3-0 first leg win. 

The Citizens’ result in the quarter-finals will have given the Foxes plenty of food for thought after they emphatically disposed of a talented Crewe Alexandra side 6-1 on home soil to raise hopes of a repeat of their 2008 triumph in the competition. 

Prior to the win over Crewe, Manchester City overcame challenges from Oxford United, Coventry City and Stoke City – all three impressive victories coming on home soil. 

In a positive omen for the Foxes, last time out Man City were beaten 4-3 at home by West Bromwich Albion – letting 2-0 lead slip. 

Last three results: 

Leicester City

Leicester City 4-3 Brighton and Hove Albion 

Barclays U18 Premier League 

Saturday 28 March, 2015 

Goals: Ndukwu 44, 81, King 61, Rowe 71; Kelly og 6, Mar-Larusson 14, Tilley 30 

Liverpool 3-2 Leicester City 

Barclays U18s Premier League 

Saturday 21 March, 2015 

Goals: Ejarua, Nicholas, Maxwell; King, Knight 

Leicester City 3-1 Aston Villa 

Barclays U18 Premier League 

Saturday 14 March, 2015 

Goals: Bailey, Kipre, King; Omerovic 

Manchester City

Manchester City 3-4 West Bromwich Albion 

Barclays Academy Premier League 

Saturday 21 March 

Manchester City 3-0 Leicester City 

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg 

Wednesday 11 March, 2015 

Manchester City 2-1 Derby County 

Barclays Academy Premier League 

Saturday 7 March, 2015 

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