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Manchester City Survive Leicester City Scare to Go 3rd in Premier League

Manchester City survived a scare to beat Leicester City 2-1 at the Eithad Stadium on Saturday in the Premier League, with Riyad Mahrez's late penalty disallowed in bizarre circumstances.

A controversial goal from David Silva put City ahead in the 29th minute, before Gabriel Jesus stroked home a penalty seven minutes later to double the home side's lead. However, a brilliant volley from Shinji Okazaki gave the Foxes hope before the break.

They thought they'd equalised from the penalty spot in the 77th minute, when Riyad Mahrez's kick looped in. However, the effort was disallowed, with the referee noticing the slipping Algerian had kicked the ball onto his own foot.