Ruud van Nistelrooy delivers Man City home truth and provides Vardy injury update

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy insists his side must put in a flawless performance to have a chance against Manchester City, despite City's recent dip in form. The Foxes manager has warned against underestimating Pep Guardiola's men ahead of their clash at the King Power Stadium, highlighting the quality they possess and emphasizing the need for Leicester to be impeccable in all departments.

“When you look at their team and the one that played against Everton, I also saw the previous games, so I know the quality of this team, of this squad, of this manager,” Van Nistelrooy said.

“You know we have to be perfect in everything to get a result.”

Van Nistelrooy, who has scored four points in his first five games since joining Leicester, highlighted the magnitude of every game and every moment as his side fight for Premier League survival.

“Yes, for us the 20 or 21 games we have left are huge,” he said. “We know that a certain number of points are needed to stay in this league and every game, every second of every game, is important to us.

“So it’s something that means we have to have constant improvement, constant pressure to perform and get results.

“So it’s like the Liverpool game, we close the game, we evaluate the game, put together a game plan to get a result on Sunday against City and that’s the job we do.”

Looking ahead, Van Nistelrooy is keeping his fingers crossed that Jamie Vardy will be fit for tomorrow's clash and praised Harry Winks for his commendable performance in his first start during his Liverpool tenure. “Yes, we know Harry is an excellent midfielder, very creative, he makes us play,” he added.

“He was very positive against Liverpool because we had to defend a lot, even though he is more known for his skills on the ball.

“So I think with and without the ball he is doing very well, he is helping the team. After 60 minutes I took him off because it's a short turnaround to get him back fresh and fit to Sunday.”