The alarm bells shrilled for Manchester City. Almost out of nowhere, they had lost three Premier League games out of four and, with Liverpool flicking on the after-burners, it is no exaggeration to say that another reverse would have imperilled their title defence.
Pep Guardiola and his players could feel a bit better after this. City imposed their front-foot football and, although they wobbled at times during the first half, they had too much for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s rebooted Southampton.
Written by David Hytner at St Mary’s Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/30/southampton-manchester-city-premier-league-match-report under the title “Agüero strikes as City survive Saints scare and return to winning ways”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
