Manchester City vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Manchester City are top of the Premier League table and our advice is to get used to it. Granted, Arsenal can regain their place at the summit with victory over Liverpool on Sunday and the way Mikel Arteta’s side are playing, they have every chance of doing so. Yet anything less than that and the champions will lead the way by mid-October, and that only seems natural given the sheer supremacy of their play over just about every opponent of late.
After hitting six in last weekend’s Manchester derby and five here in midweek against Copenhagen, there were just the four goals this time against Southampton, but it would be a stretch to describe what the Etihad has witnessed over the past week as diminishing returns.
If anything, Pep Gaurdiola’s side are only getting better. Erling Haaland scored again, of course - his 20th in 13 games - but then so did Joao Cancelo, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez. A reminder, as if it were needed, that just because City now have a star attraction, they are still far from a one-man team.
Manchester City vs Southampton
City have made five changes to their side from their win over Copenhagen during the week. Akanji and Ake come into the back four to replace Gomez and Laporte. De Bruyne returns in the middle of the park along with the fit-again Rodri as Gundogan and Grealish drop to the bench. Alvarez also makes way for Foden in the final third.
Manchester City vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Duje Caleta-Car, Sekou Mara, Moussa Djenepo, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Juan Larios, Theo Walcott.
Manchester City vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Mohamed Salisu, Armel Bella Kotchap, Romain Perraud; Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Ibrahima Diallo, Joe Aribo; Che Adams, Adam Armstrong.
Manchester City vs Southampton
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, Aymeric Laporte, Stefan Ortega, Julian Alvarez, Sergio Gomez, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
Manchester City vs Southampton
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez.
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