When Haaland is gone, Kevin De Bruyne dances on the pitch.
Or rather: today he was behind the match's only goal at the beginning of the second half.
A beautifully placed free kick that hit the post.
The victory means that City sail up into temporary league leadership.
Haaland suffered a foot injury in the Champions League clash against his former club Dortmund on Tuesday and is still not fully recovered.
But the Norwegian goal machine is on the mend, according to a statement from coach Pep Guardiola ahead of today's match.
Leicester have after a difficult start to the season where supporters began to press for the resignation of coach Brendan Rogers, but since then the situation has become somewhat brighter.
Before today's meeting, Leicester had won their last two games in the league.
However, against the lower ranked teams Leeds and Wolverhampton and Leicester, who finished eighth last season, are still far down the table.