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
Southampton have lost their last three Premier League games and Ralph Hasenhuttl is under fire in the dugout. Reports have suggested that the Saints are looking to move on from the Austrian, leaving him under huge pressure to earn a positive result this afternoon. Losing matches to the teams in and around them in the table has put the spotlight on the manager and City are the last team that Hasenhuttl will have wanted to see on the schedule. It will take something special from Southampton to avoid defeat.
Manchester City vs Southampton
Manchester City can go top of the Premier League with a victory this afternoon over the Saints. Pep Guardiola's men have been in sensational form in front of goal over the last week. Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored hat-tricks in a 6-3 hammering of Manchester United in the Manchester derby before putting five past FC Copenhagen in the Champions League. City will be eyeing another clinical performance today to move to the summit.
Manchester City vs Southampton
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City vs Southampton confirmed line-ups
Confirmed line-ups
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland
Southampton XI: Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud; S Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Aribo; A Armstrong, Adams
Manchester City vs Southampton
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