Pep Guardiola’s two-time defending champions have the opportunity to reduce the gap between themselves and Premier League leaders Liverpool, who are away at the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. However, standing in Manchester City’s way are Leicester – four points above them in the table in second place and playing with the kind of freedom that won them the title in 2015-16. Fixtures | Results | Points Table With Manchester City in such inconsistent form, can Leicester enhance their own title ambitions and register their first win at the Etihad Stadium since February 2016? RODGERS’ FOXES HOT TO TROT Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester team have taken an impressive 39 points from 17 Premier League games this season and with a hungry and talented squad got their supporters buzzing again. That is their best ever total at this stage of a top-flight campaign and one point ahead of their title-winning campaign in 2015-16 when they had 38 points after 17 games. The Foxes have won four consecutive Premier League away matches, after losing consecutive away trips to Manchester United and Liverpool. Rodgers’ side – led by league top scorer Jamie Vardy – have netted 17 goals in those four away games,…