With five minutes gone Sergio Aguero embarked on one of his thrilling mazy runs deep into Leicester territory only to be flattened on the edge of the area . By David Silva . If Gary Neville was watching , he may well have given a knowing nod . The former Manchester United star spoke at length in the build up to this match about how City are unbalanced in a 4-4-2 when they play Aguero , Silva and Yaya Toure . Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero cuts a frustrated figure during Wednesday 's 2-0 victory over Leicester . David Silva jumps for joy and punches the air after giving Man City the lead at the Etihad Stadium . Silva proved his point - literally - sending the Argentine tumbling to the floor before many had even taken their seats . Neville 's wider point was that the trio - breathtaking when on the front foot but seemingly out of breath when asked to defend - are a luxury Manuel Pellegrini can ill afford when up against the cream of Europe . With all due respect to Leicester they are not the cream of Europe , rather the dregs of the Premier League , but they proved his point more than once at a pancake-flat Etihad . From the kick-off Toure wandered into the visitors ' half . It was where he would spend most of the match . The Ivorian 's lack of an appetite for hard work did not go unnoticed among the blue-collar faithful . After one run , in which he was felled on the edge of the box but failed to win a free-kick , he stayed down for what seemed like an eternity . Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure appeared to go down for what seemed an eternity during the match . Aguero is surrounded by the Leicester defence as the Man City frontman bids to make an opening . By the time he got up , Leicester were on the attack in the City half . It was all too much for one punter in front of the press box who wasted no time in getting to his feet . 'Get up you lazy g** ' was his frustrated shout . Nobody told him to shut up . Against cellar dweller opponents who have four wins from 26 attempts it was unimpressive stuff and perhaps an indication of why , before this encounter , City had just nine points from a possible 21 in the Premier League . It would be remiss , however , to deny that when it works ( and it has won them two titles ) it works well . For the opener , Toure 's surging run ended with a pass to Silva in space . His flick found an overlapping Aleks Kolarov and after some ping pong in the Leicester box Silva prodded home . Silva prods the ball home past a sprawling Mark Schwarzer to give City the lead in first half injury time . Toure gestures in the direction of midfielder Jesus Navas during Wednesday 's victory at the Etihad Stadium . Silva also lofted two delightful balls over the visitors ' defence , one for a misfiring Wilfried Bony and one for Sergio Aguero . Both strikers put their efforts over the bar but it would be very difficult for any manager to drop the graceful Spaniard . Neville 's point , however , was reaffirmed on 74 minutes . At 1-0 , Nigel Pearson 's plucky visitors should not have been in with a sniff . But in the midst of host of missed opportunities for the home side Riyad Mahrez hit a post . Had that gone in it could have been title race over . As it turned out , sub James Milner made it 2-0 after Silva had been replaced by Frank Lampard . Better opposition , however , would have reinforced Neville 's point even further .
Manchester City defeated Leicester 2-0 on Wednesday night . Sergio Aguero and David Silva crashed into each other during early play . Yaya Toure spent an eternity on the floor after failing to win a free-kick .