In the game that brought the two clubs together on Saturday night at Al-Ittihad Stadium as part of the tenth round of the English Premier League 2022-2022 tournaments, Manchester City defeated its visitor, Southampton, 4-0.
Southampton vs. Man City
The hosts’ first goal of the first half came from Joao Cancelo in the 20th minute, and their second came from Phil Foden in the 32nd.
The third goal was added in the second half by Riyad Mahrez, a star player from Algeria, and the fourth was completed by Erling Halland, a Norwegian, in the 65th minute.
Kevin De Bruyne overtook David Silva as the Manchester City player with the most assists in Premier League history after recording (94) assists to Silva’s (93) assists.
With this result, Manchester City snatched the lead in the English Premier League from Arsenal, with 23 points, while the Gunners occupies the runner-up with 21 points, while Southampton’s balance stopped at 7 points in 16th place.
City entered the match with the following formation: Goalkeeper: Idrisso / Defense: Cancelo, Akanji, Diaz, Aki / Midfield: Rodrygo, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva / Forward: Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Halland. .
With this outcome, Manchester City has now overtaken Arsenal as the league’s leader with 23 points, while the Gunners are now in second place with 21 points and Southampton are in 16th position with 7 points.
City lined up as follows when the game began: Idrisso is the goalkeeper; Cancelo, Akanji, Diaz, and Aki are on defence; Rodrygo, Kevin De Bruyne, and Bernardo Silva are in the middle; and Halland, Phil Foden, and Riyad Mahrez are up front.
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