Man City leaves door open for Liverpool

Manchester City has been cruising in the last couple of months in the Premier League. They are in first place on the table and the big favorites to win the league this season. In the away match against Southampton they showed some signs of fatigue. In this article we discuss the match between Southampton and Manchester City.

Southampton versus Manchester City

The Cityzens started this match like they always play their football. They dominated ball possession trying to create something. The Saint didn’t have much ball possession, but they did open the score in the 7th minute by Kyle Walker-Peters. Manchester City played a bit more forward after this goal, but Southampton got the chances. A goal by Broja got cancelled because an offside situation, just like a possible penalty situation got denied due to being offside. Man City got one big chance by Raheem Sterling, but he failed to score. This led to a 1-0 led for Southampton at half-time.

Laporte to equalise

In the second half Manchester City got closer and closer to score an equaliser, till the moment Aymeric Laporte scored from an assist by Kevin de Bruyne. With roughly 20 minutes to go, the Cityzens went for it trying to get the win. Southampton stayed close to their own goal and managed to keep it on 1-1. A great result for Southampton. For Man City it wasn’t the best day. The gap to Liverpool is now 12 points, while Liverpool got 2 spare matches. Whihc means they can close the gap to only 6 points. Book your Man City tickets via our online football tickets marketplace and support the team in the battle for the title.