Leicester City's English defender James Justin pulls the shirt of Manchester City's Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Photo: AFP
Pep Guardiola's men took just two minutes to go in front against second-bottom Leicester, who have lost seven successive league games.
Jeremy Doku and Savinho combined to carve open the Leicester defence before Jack Grealish slotted home from close range for his first league goal since December 2023.
Grealish's long-awaited goal was missed by hundreds of City fans, who stayed outside the stadium for the first nine minutes in protest at the club's deal with a third-party ticket resale company.
The protestors did get to see City double their advantage in the 29th minute as Marmoush lashed home after Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen made a hash of dealing with Ruben Dias's pass.
City are up to fourth place, one point ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle and two in front of sixth-placed Chelsea, who face Tottenham in their game in hand on Thursday.
The top four qualify for the Champions League automatically, while fifth place is likely to also provide a berth in Europe's elite club competition.
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