Manchester City vs Southampton player ratings: Who stood out as City went five games without a win?

Manchester City 1 Southampton 1: Redmond opened the scoring before Iheanacho equalised

Joe Miles
Sunday 23 October 2016 15:55 BST
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Manchester City's mini-wobble continued as Southampton held on for a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho equalised for the hosts after a mistake by John Stones gifted Saints' Nathan Redmond the opening goal.

The result left City without a win in five games, equalling the worst run of Pep Guardiola's managerial career, and while they returned to the top of the Premier League, it is only on goal difference from Arsenal and Liverpool.

City could feel hard done to after dominating possession, particularly in the second half, and having a Stones goal controversially ruled out for offside.

Yet after opening the season with 10 successive wins, the intensity does seem to have dropped temporarily.

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