Picture Special

Training: Facing up to the Foxes!

City were hard at work at the City Football Academy this afternoon ahead of Sunday's visit of Leicester City.

We welcome the Foxes to the Joie Stadium for a 13:00 (UK) kick-off on Sunday 4 February.

The match will be live on mancity.com and our official app for those with a CITY+ subscription.

New signing Laura Blindkilde Brown took part in her first session as a City player after Wednesday’s move from Aston Villa.

Tara O’Hanlon and Poppy Pritchard, who also joined this week, were not present today with Pritchard to begin training next week and O’Hanlon needing to recover from injury before taking to the field.

For the rest of the squad it was down to business ahead of our latest challenge.

Gareth Taylor‘s side are in exceptional form having won our last seven matches.

Check out the best images from Friday’s session below...

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HERE WE GO : Gareth Taylor heads out to the pitch

HERE WE GO : Gareth Taylor heads out to the pitch
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ALL SMILES : Laia Aleixandri, Yui Hasegawa, Leila Ouahabi and Jess Park get into the swing of things

ALL SMILES : Laia Aleixandri, Yui Hasegawa, Leila Ouahabi and Jess Park get into the swing of things
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FRESH FACE : Laura Blindkilde Brown gets straight into the action

FRESH FACE : Laura Blindkilde Brown gets straight into the action
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KNEES UP : Warm ups are well under way...

KNEES UP : Warm ups are well under way...
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FOOTWORK : Rondos to get the session truly up and running

FOOTWORK : Rondos to get the session truly up and running
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CLOSE WATCH : Alex Greenwood scans around

CLOSE WATCH : Alex Greenwood scans around
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HIGH TEN : A moment of joy

HIGH TEN : A moment of joy
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SPEEDING ALONG : Lauren Hemp sets off on one of her famous sprints

SPEEDING ALONG : Lauren Hemp sets off on one of her famous sprints
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ESME'S DAY : Morgan soaking up the sunshine on a chilly winter day

ESME'S DAY : Morgan soaking up the sunshine on a chilly winter day
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GHOSTING IN : Laura Coombs heads towards goal

GHOSTING IN : Laura Coombs heads towards goal
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SHOULDER TO SHOULDER : Laura Coombs and Ruby Mace challenge for the ball

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER : Laura Coombs and Ruby Mace challenge for the ball