Man City 1-0 Southampton LIVE! Cancelo goal – Premier League match stream, latest score and updates today
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The Premier League champions will again look to retake top spot in the table as they welcome a poor Saints side to the Etihad Stadium. Arsenal continue to be the season pace-setters, but are not in action until Sunday, so a draw or win will see City leapfrog them this afternoon.
Erling Haaland is, remarkably, looking to score his 15th goal in just his ninth game today, and he will be licking his lips ahead of facing a Southampton team with four defeats in their last five games and steadily falling down the table after a positive start to the season.
City look ominous every time they take to the field, with Haaland’s supporting cast of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne all in fine form, and that quartet could spell the end of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s time as Saint manager following reports this week. Follow the game below with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.
Man City vs Southampton highlights
Manchester City FC 1 – 0 Southampton FC
GOAL! Man City 1-0 Southampton | Joao Cancelo 15:21 , Jonathan Gorrie
18:00 -Cancelo opens the scoring!
Brilliant weaving inside and out! Who needs Haaland?
City’s finishing has let them down 15:18 , Jonathan Gorrie
16:00 – Seems strange to say it this season but City’s finishing has let them down today.
Could well be 3-0…
CHANCE FOR CITY 15:16 , Jonathan Gorrie
14:00 – Haaland hits the post 1v1!
Maybe he is human after all…
CHANCE FOR MAN CITY! 15:15 , Jonathan Gorrie
14:00 – For the second time, Mahrez has finished poorly from close range after a cross-field ball from Cancelo.
City getting into the swing of things 15:14 , Jonathan Gorrie
12:00 – Not creating much in the way of chances but City are starting to knock the ball around nicely. That usually means bad news.
Haaland almost in 15:10 , Jonathan Gorrie
08:00 – De Bruyne overhits a pass slightly, allowing Bazunu to take it off Haaland’s toes.
Southampton have started well here!
Bella-Kotchamp ok to continue 15:07 , Jonathan Gorrie
05:00 – The German international can continue.
Big boost for Saints.
Southampton injury blow 15:06 , Jonathan Gorrie
05:00 – Really big blow for Southampton with key defender Bella-Kotchamp looking as if he cannot continue.
CHANCE FOR MAN CITY 15:03 , Jonathan Gorrie
01:00 – Bazunu saves well from Mahrez and Foden cannot finish from close range. Tried to be too clever.
KICK-OFF 15:01 , Jonathan Gorrie
We’re underway at the Eithad!
Warm-ups complete! 14:55 , Jonathan Gorrie A look inside the Etihad 14:49 , Jonathan Gorrie Ralph Hasenhuttl’s message 14:38 , Jonathan Gorrie
“We’re not scared,” says the Southampton manager.
Clearly, he’s not going to say much else in the build-up to the game, but perhaps they have good reason not to be. After all, they took City to two draws last season.
A doubt for the World Cup as things stand, the City defender wrote on Twitter: “As players we have to appreciate injuries are part and parcel of the game we love. My operation on Tuesday was a success and now I can concentrate on my rehab and getting back to full fitness. I will be supporting my team mates every day in any way I can.”
Good omens 14:25 , Jonathan Gorrie
Manchester City have lost only one of their 12 Premier League games against Southampton. who have picked up just two points their 11 games at the Etihad Stadium.
City are alos on a run of eight wins at home in the League.
Kevin de Bruyne close to overtaking a legend 14:20 , Jonathan Gorrie Good luck Southampton! 14:17 , Jonathan Gorrie
Quite the task to keep him out…
No Jack Grealish! 14:07 , Jonathan Gorrie
Guardiola does love to rotate but no Grealish is a surprise.
Looked to be hitting form over the last two games.
Confirmed Southampton lineup 14:00 , Jonathan Gorrie Confirmed Man City lineup 14:00 , Jonathan Gorrie 10 minutes until team news 13:51 , Jonathan Gorrie
Will Haaland be rested? Seems unlikely given City can go top of the table with a win today, although it’s certainly something Guardiola has hinted at before.
City players arrive 13:48 , Jonathan Gorrie
Got to fancy a win today, haven’t they?
Chelsea failed in £50m bid for former Man City player on deadline day 13:46 , Jonathan Gorrie
While not playing today due to injury, it’s worth remembering that Chelsea had a bid rejected for former Manchester City midfielder Romeo Lavia, now of Southampton.
The Blues completed the signings of both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria with just hours of the summer window to go, and Standard Sport can confirm a huge offer for the young Belgian was also submitted.
Southampton rejected the bid for a player they signed from City less than two months prior, on July 6, as they had no time to secure a replacement.
The new Chelsea ownership were the previous day in attendance as Lavia scored against the Blues his first Premier League goal as Southampton won 2-1 at St. Mary’s.
While not too much was made of Manuel Akanji’s late move to Manchester City, the Swiss international has impressed so far.
Indeed, it seems he has a hidden talent too…
Could this man be key? 13:37 , Jonathan Gorrie
Erling Haaland naturally takes most of the plaudits but Jack Grealish has been excellent in form of late.
Against a Southampton side likely to sit back, the England international could be crucial in creating space.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag thanked Pep Guardiola and Manchester City for the reality check dished out in Sunday’s derby demolition.
The Old Trafford giants are in the midst of their latest post-Sir Alex Ferguson rebuild after a wretched campaign that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked and interim replacement Ralf Rangnick flounder.
United’s poor season means they are currently preparing for Europa League action rather than Champions League football, with the side jetting off to Cyprus to face Omonia Nicosia reeling from a humiliating 6-3 derby defeat.
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Such has been Haaland’s form of late, the Manchester City star has drawn comparison to a certain Lionel Messi.
Guardiola, however, warned against doing so.
“Nothing is comparable with Leo Messi. How many new Messi’s is there ten or 15 but they all fail.”
Erling Haaland overtook Rivaldo and Luis Suarez on 28 goals in just 22 Champions League games as Manchester City ran out comfortable winners over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday night.
The Norway international struck a first-half brace as the superlatives around him continue to run dry. While Haaland’s first, a powerful finish from inside the box to sweep Joao Cancelo’s driven cross home, came after only six minutes, even that would have felt like a lifetime for the away side.
Pep Guardiola deployed what was effectively a front five in possession as Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish swarming around Haaland, who missed two good chances as City threatened to run riot.
City had their second when Haaland reacted first to Sergio Gomez’s deflected shot into the box as the 22-year-old tapped in to an empty net. Before the interval, the home side would add a third after another deflected shot from Gomez was turned into his own net by Davit Khocholava.
Guardiola then afforded Haaland (and Copenhagen) some rest after the break, though Mahrez was able to add to their tally by converting a penalty after Aymeric Laporte was brought down in the box by Marko Stamenic in the aftermath of a short corner.
Alvarez then added a fifth with a tap-in after some incisive interplay from Grealish and Mahrez to secure a routine win.
England manager Gareth Southgate is facing a defensive injury headache ahead of next month’s World Cup, with Kyle Walker at risk of missing the tournament after undergoing groin surgery.
Walker suffered what manager Pep Guardiola had initially said was an abdominal problem during Manchester City’s 6-3 victory over Manchester United on Sunday and was forced off before half-time.
However, in a statement on Thursday the club confirmed Walker had gone under the knife to resolve an issue with his left groin.
Speaking after City’s 5-0 victory over Copenhagen in the Champions League last night, boss Guardiola said he was unsure whether the full-back would recover in time for the tournament, which is now little more than six weeks away.
“He’ll be a while out,” Guardiola said. “I don’t know [how long]. I can’t say anything else. We have to speak to the doctors. Hopefully, he can get back like Kalvin [Phillips].
Jack Grealish believes he is approaching his best form for Manchester City after an extended run in the team.
The England international has started City’s last four games across all competitions, slowly establishing himself as a key player in Pep Guardiola’s system.
While City’s strength in depth is obvious, Grealish scored against Wolves, received plaudits for his performance against Manchester United and was once again heavily involved as his team ran out 5-0 winners against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Clearly, Erling Haaland will dominate the headlines after scoring another brace and taking his tally up to a stunning 19 goals in 11 games for the club, though Grealish’s improvement is noteworthy given how much had been made of the 27-year-old’s form in his first season at the club following a £100m move from Aston Villa.
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How on earth does one go about devising a gameplan to successfully thwart goal machine Haaland and the rest of City’s vast attacking riches?
The strength in depth available to Guardiola is frankly preposterous and it seems impossible to shut down all of their threats simultaneously, especially as an out-of-form team away from home with a manager on the brink of the sack.
City were actually fortunate to escape with a goalless draw from this fixture last September, but that surely won’t be the case this time around.
Man City to win, 4-0.
Southampton are still missing Tino Livramento and Romeo Lavia, while Adam Armstrong and Juan Larios both face late fitness tests.
Manchester City are without Kyle Walker, who underwent surgery on a groin injury earlier this week and is now in a race against time to be fit for the World Cup.
England team-mates John Stones and Kalvin Phillips are also still out with hamstring and shoulder problems respectively.
Rodri, however, could return.
TV channel and live stream: Due to ongoing blackout restrictions surrounding 3pm kick-offs in English football, Manchester City vs Southampton will not be broadcast live on these shores.
However, you can catch highlights as ever on Match of the Day, which starts on BBC One at 10:25pm BST on Saturday night.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City’s meeting with Southampton this afternoon.
All eyes are on Erling Haaland of course as he bids for his fourth consecutive hat-trick on home soil.
Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 3pm BST.
