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City see off Leicester’s fightback in nine-goal Boxing Day thriller
Leicester City's Youri Tielemans (left) and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling at the City of Manchester Stadium

Manchester City 6-3 Leicester City
By Adam Millington
at the City of Manchester Stadium

The Boxing Day drubbings of 1963 were once again regurgitated across social media today. That pixelated Sky Sports screenshot taken many years ago has become a Christmas staple in its own right. 

From the looks of this performance, the teams on the pitch on Sunday were seemingly attempting to pay homage to that famous day 58 years ago by replicating it in the modern footballing era.

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