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Man City held by Saints after Stones error

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Kelechi Iheanacho

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League despite seeing their winless streak extend to a fifth game as Southampton earned a deserved draw.

The visitors led when John Stones’ sloppy pass allowed Nathan Redmond to round Claudio Bravo and slot in.

City improved after being booed off by some home fans at the break, equalising when half-time substitute Kelechi Iheanacho prodded in Leroy Sane’s low cross.

Pep Guardiola’s side controlled the second half as they searched for a winner, but Saints keeper Fraser Forster produced splendid saves to deny Ilkay Gundogan and David Silva.

City’s inability to grab a second goal means ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola has failed to win in five successive matches for only the second time in his managerial career.

However, the point was still enough to lift the Blues back above Arsenal and Liverpool to the Premier League summit.

Southampton stay eighth after extending their unbeaten league run to a fifth game.

City stutter… again

City’s recent struggles are barely believable after the swaggering start they made to the season, when they won all of Guardiola’s opening 10 matches.

The former Spain international had been forced to defend his tactics following Wednesday’s 4-0 Champions League defeat at his former club Barcelona, which came after their first loss of the season at Tottenham and the subsequent home draw against Everton.

But there were signs of the home support becoming frustrated with his team’s build-from-the-back approach, not least when many could be heard jeering their team off at the break after Stones’ error.

City lacked aggression and tempo in the opening 45 minutes, allowing an organised Southampton side to contain them and then burst forward on the break.

Guardiola had to act – and he did that decisively at the break.

Off came Kevin de Bruyne – City’s stand-out performer this season – with young striker Iheanacho introduced in his place.

As a result, City had much more purpose and drive, typified by the desire showed by Iheanacho to beat Saints defender Virgil van Dijk to Sane’s cross and prod in the equaliser.

Saints go marching on

Southampton arrived at a sunny Etihad Stadium with the intention of ending a miserable record of six successive defeats at the ground.

Arguably this was their greatest opportunity in recent seasons, having showed they were starting to click under new manager Claude Puel while City had been toiling.

The Frenchman saw his side earn just two points in his first four games after replacing Ronald Koeman, but any doubts about his appointment appear to have been curtailed by a rich vein of form.

Saints were compact and organised defensively, while not afraid to use the pace of Redmond and Dusan Tadic on the break.

True, their goal was gifted to them and they also managed just one other shot on target – but despite not creating many chances, they did threaten to stretch City on a number of occasions and deserved a point for their work-rate and commitment alone.

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More to follow.

Line-ups

Man City

  • 1Bravo
  • 24Stones
  • 4KompanyBooked at 57minsSubstituted forJesús Navasat 78′minutes
  • 11KolarovBooked at 50mins
  • 19SanéSubstituted forNolitoat 90′minutes
  • 25Fernandinho
  • 8Gündogan
  • 7Sterling
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forIheanachoat 45′minutes
  • 21Silva
  • 10AgüeroBooked at 59mins

Substitutes

  • 6Fernando
  • 9Nolito
  • 13Caballero
  • 15Jesús Navas
  • 22Clichy
  • 30Otamendi
  • 72Iheanacho

Southampton

  • 1ForsterBooked at 90mins
  • 15Martina
  • 6Fonte
  • 17van Dijk
  • 38McQueen
  • 4ClasieBooked at 44minsSubstituted forHøjbjergat 67′minutes
  • 14RomeuBooked at 52mins
  • 11TadicSubstituted forBoufalat 70′minutes
  • 8Davis
  • 22Redmond
  • 10AustinSubstituted forWard-Prowseat 83′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Yoshida
  • 9Rodriguez
  • 13McCarthy
  • 16Ward-Prowse
  • 19Boufal
  • 23Højbjerg
  • 24Stephens
Referee:
Mark Clattenburg
Attendance:
53,731

Match Stats

Home TeamMan CityAway TeamSouthampton
Possession
Home65%
Away35%
Shots
Home14
Away6
Shots on Target
Home3
Away2
Corners
Home10
Away3
Fouls
Home11
Away10

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 1, Southampton 1.

Full Time

Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Southampton 1.

Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.

Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva with a cross.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Fonte.

Booking

Fraser Forster (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Stones following a corner.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sam McQueen.

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Nolito replaces Leroy Sané.

Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.

Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.

Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.

Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.

Substitution

Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Charlie Austin.

Foul by Jesús Navas (Manchester City).

Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Steven Davis (Southampton).

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Jesús Navas replaces Vincent Kompany.

Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Fonte.

Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by José Fonte (Southampton).

Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.

Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.

Offside, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Cuco Martina is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.

Substitution

Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Dusan Tadic.

Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.

Substitution

Substitution, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Jordy Clasie.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Fonte.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) because of an injury.

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cuco Martina.

goal

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