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Erling Haaland has reached 30 Premier League goals quicker than immoderate subordinate successful the competition's historyErling Haaland scored twice, including a superb bicycle kick, arsenic Manchester City reduced the spread to Premier League leaders Arsenal to 5 points with a comfy triumph astatine relegation-threatened Southampton.
Haaland, absent from City's erstwhile league triumph implicit Liverpool with a groin injury, displayed his athleticism to conscionable Jack Grealish's transverse for City's 3rd and instrumentality his singular league tally this play to 30 goals successful 27 games.
Kevin de Bruyne registered his 100th Premier League assistance arsenic helium acceptable up Haaland to springiness ascendant City a half-time pb astatine St Mary's, earlier Grealish continued his awesome post-World Cup signifier arsenic helium bushed Gavin Bazunu astatine the 2nd clip of asking.
Sekou Mara emerged from the Saints seat to trim the shortage pursuing Haaland's acrobatic second, but conscionable 75 seconds aboriginal City were awarded a punishment for a foul connected De Bruyne which Julian Alvarez calmly converted.
It completed an eighth consecutive triumph successful each competitions for Pep Guardiola's side, who maintained the unit connected Arsenal earlier the Gunners look Liverpool astatine Anfield connected Sunday (16:30 BST).
Southampton stay 4 points adrift of information astatine the bottommost of the array and clip is moving retired for Ruben Selles and his players to rescue their situation.
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Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu
Squad number3Player nameMaitland-Niles
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number37Player nameBella-Kotchap
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
Squad number20Player nameSulemana
Squad number15Player namePerraud
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number18Player nameMara
Squad number19Player nameDjenepo
Squad number27Player nameDiallo
Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number6Player nameAké- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number5Player nameStones- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
Squad number26Player nameMahrez- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number2Player nameWalker- Squad number4Player namePhillips
- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva- Squad number21Player nameGómez
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Bazunu
- 3Maitland-Niles
- 35Bednarek
- 37Bella-Kotchap
- 2Walker-Peters
- 45LaviaSubstituted forDialloat 80'minutes
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forS Armstrongat 61'minutes
- 32WalcottSubstituted forPerraudat 80'minutes
- 26AlcarazSubstituted forDjenepoat 69'minutes
- 20SulemanaSubstituted forMaraat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McCarthy
- 6Caleta-Car
- 12Onuachu
- 15Perraud
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 19Djenepo
- 23Edozie
- 27Diallo
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 31Ederson
- 6AkéSubstituted forGómezat 81'minutes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25Akanji
- 16RodriSubstituted forPhillipsat 81'minutes
- 8Gündogan
- 17De Bruyne
- 5StonesBooked astatine 36minsSubstituted forWalkerat 56'minutes
- 9HaalandBooked astatine 56minsSubstituted forÁlvarezat 69'minutes
- 26MahrezSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 56'minutes
- 10Grealish
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 4Phillips
- 14Laporte
- 18Ortega
- 19Álvarez
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21Gómez
- 80Palmer
- 82Lewis
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:30,963
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 1, Manchester City 4.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Manchester City 4.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Rodri.
Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Nathan Aké.
Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Theo Walcott.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Roméo Lavia due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton).
Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Goal! Southampton 1, Manchester City 4. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the centre of the goal.
Penalty Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne draws a foul successful the punishment area.
Penalty conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) aft a foul successful the punishment area.
Goal! Southampton 1, Manchester City 3. Sékou Mara (Southampton) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
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