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David Byrom

Leeds United told not to worry about Man City as Marcelo Bielsa backed to make statement

Leeds United have been told not to worry over facing Manchester City.

The Whites play host to Man City on Saturday afternoon as Marcelo Bielsa takes on Pep Guardiola, a manager who has great respect for the Leeds boss.

Whilst Leeds have made a positive start to the campaign, Man City crashed to a shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City last Sunday.

It means that Chris Kamara says Leeds should not panic over facing a team with the pedigree of Man City.

Speaking to Footstock, the Sky Sports pundit said he could not see a better opportunity for Leeds to make a statement to their Premier League rivals than by getting a result against Guardiola's side.

He said: "Any clash with Manchester City is difficult, but Leeds should have no fear when they take them on this weekend.

"They were unlucky not to get something against Liverpool and have won their next two matches after that, so it’s been a great start to their return to the Premier League.

"Those two wins will mean they’re absolutely buzzing for this and what better way to make a statement than by beating Pep Guardiola’s side?

"A few weeks ago, if you had asked anybody who they thought would win they would have said City, but things are very different now.

"City are very much the favourites based on their pedigree, but we’ve seen what Leeds can do already this season and they’ll make this very tricky for the visitors.

"If City do get the three points they’ll have had to really earn them, that’s for sure."

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