Manchester City-Leicester City Preview (The Associated Press)

It has already been a trying December for Pep Guardiola, and it will get no easier between now and when the calendar finally turns to 2017. Without at least three key players for the short term, he and Manchester City face a daunting task in trying to regroup Saturday at King Power Stadium, where title-holders Leicester City are facing desperate times in their bid to simply stay out of the drop zone. The talk of Guardiola as Manchester City's saviour after winning his first 10 matches in all competitions has given way to whether his side has the bottle to mount even a Premier League title challenge after being humbled by front-runners Chelsea 3-1 at home last Saturday.