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Manchester City vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Etihad Stadium

Sports Staff
Saturday 08 October 2022 17:20 BST
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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

8 October 2022 16:51

Manchester City vs Southampton

Palmer is determined to make an impact off the bench, but he sees his blast on his left foot blocked by Salisu.

8 October 2022 16:51

Manchester City vs Southampton

There will be three minutes of added time.

8 October 2022 16:50

Manchester City vs Southampton

SAVE! Rodri releases Palmer down the right flank and he twists and turns to open up space for a strike. Bazunu gets down to make the save, but the flag goes up late against the forward anyway.

8 October 2022 16:49

Manchester City vs Southampton

The Saints are enjoying their best spell of the game, but are still no closer to testing Ederson in the City goal.

8 October 2022 16:47

Manchester City vs Southampton

WIDE! Elyounoussi finds space in the final third and takes on a strike that travels wide of the left post.

8 October 2022 16:45

Manchester City vs Southampton

CHANCES! Perraud latches on to a clearance from a rare Southampton corner. He hammers two efforts at goal that are charged down by Dias before one finally gets through and trickles wide of the right post.

8 October 2022 16:43

Manchester City vs Southampton

SAVE! Gomez lines up a blast on the edge of the box and his effort clips the side-netting on its way wide.

8 October 2022 16:42

Manchester City vs Southampton

8 October 2022 16:39

Manchester City vs Southampton

INCHES WIDE! Dias rises highest in the box to attack the resulting corner from Grealish, but his header creeps just past the right post.

8 October 2022 16:38

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