Nah he's just not gonna be that worried about Leicester ffs.
Perhaps I worded it wrong. Here is what I meant
As far as a club outside the top 6 goes, we are as close to a bogey side as they have. The recent results between us
Title season - (h) 0-0 and they were lucky to get away with that
(A) the 3-1 when we were 3-0 up at their place
Last season - when we were on a shocking run we still went 4-0 up at home to them and they got a couple of late consolations and it was 4-2
Away we lost 2-1, would have drawn but for Mahrez’s double kick pen late on
This season they beat us 2-0 but they were in the middle of that 16 odd game winning run. They did worse damage to half the division
I never said Pep was scared of us, but he will be aware (as a good manager should) that we have matched them in results over the last 3 years. That is fact.
As far as the transfer goes, maybe it was exaggeration to suggest that was the main motivation, I’m sure it wasn’t. However the timing etc meant win win for them. Either the player and Man City pressure the transfer to go through lower than Leicester want at the last minute and if (as it didn’t) the transfer didn’t happen, there’s not normally a positive to a failed transfer but for them it’s worked out. The following week they play the club whose been disrupted by it, the player who’s been a key part of the good results against them in recent times either won’t play or if he does won’t have his head in the game. Win win and again that is fact.
I never said we’d have got a result their if not for this but it’s guarenteed them the 3 points easier than it may have been