Man City Climb Up The Table With Another Win
20 December, 2020
Premier League
Result: Southampton 0-1 Manchester City
Date: 19 December 2020
Venue: St Mary's Stadium
Manchester City moved up to fifth spot in the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 make an impression on Southampton on Saturday evening.
Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Ferran Torres were recalled to the line-up while Gabriel Jesus was overlooked of the matchday squad.
The Citizens had the ball in the back of the net on a quarter-hour when Ruben Dias turned home Silva's free-kick, however the strike was eliminated for offside.
The hosts weren't to denied a minute later as Raheem Sterling got on the finish of Kevin de Bruyne's first-time cross to fire home close range.
After a slow start, Saints came alive midway through the first as Danny Ings sent a header wide of the upright from 10 yards out following the City defence went were caught napping.
That became Ings' final involvement for the house side as he was forced off with injury before the break and replaced by Nathan Tella.
With the Citizens dominating in the second half, Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl opted to improve his stall as Nathan Redmond was introduced for the quiet Moussa Djenepo right before the hour mark.
Southampton had a great chance to pull level in the 73rd minute when Tella's cross from the proper found its way to Che Adams, who sent his header into the side-netting.
However, Guardiola's men could actually see store possession in the latter stages of the second half to frustrate Southampton and claim three points on your day.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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