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Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings: Vincent Kompany leads the way as visitors cruise past Saints

A player-by-player look at the two teams

Saturday 15 April 2017 19:10 BST

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

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Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Fraser Forster – 4 out of 10

The Saints keeper was a victim of City’s tantalising strike force. He made a handful of top saves, but this was outweighed by the three goals.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Cedric – 7 out of 10

The 25-year-old battled relentlessly with Sane today and he came out on top in the majority of the 50/50 challenges. Top performance.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Jack Stephens – 6 out of 10

Won a number of aerial balls and made some crucial challenges at the back.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Maya Yoshida – 7 out of 10

Defended bravely throughout and without it, it could have been a whitewash for City.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Ryan Bertrand – 5 out of 10

Was dragged out of position on several occasions and failed to keep up with the pace of the City strikers.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Steven Davis – 6 out of 10

Effective in picking up possession in the middle and spreading the ball wide, which opened up the City defence a number of times.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 5 out of 10

Was reckless in his challenges, which gave away a number of unnecessary fouls for Southampton.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

James Ward-Prowse – 6 out of 10

His deliveries into the box caused problems for City, but they just failed to find a final product.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Dusan Tadic – 5 out of 10

He failed to make his desired impact on the game. Missed an opportunity in the early stages to put Southampton ahead.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Nathan Redmond – 6 out of 10

He pushed up the pitch well, delivered balls into the box but defensively, there is room for improvement.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Manolo Gabbiadini – 6 out of 10

Failed to make his intended impact on the game due to lack of service, but his movement off the ball was impressive.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Claudio Bravo – 5 out of 10

Had a very quiet afternoon due to lack of activity within the Manchester City box.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Jesus Navas – 6 out of 10

Defended well and came close to scoring the goal of the season from 35 yards.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Vincent Kompany – 9 out of 10

His opening goal ignited a triumphant City victory. In terms of his defensive play, he was faultless.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Nicolas Otamendi – 6 out of 10

He defended well, tackled hard and made a number of key clearances.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Gael Clichy – 7 out of 10

He was charging up and down the left flank, putting deliveries into the box and using possession well.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Fernandinho – 6 out of 10

Spread the ball wide and used the width of the St Mary’s pitch to City’s advantage.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Yaya Toure – 6 out of 10

Controlled play from the middle of the park, but gave the ball away cheaply at times.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Kevin De Bruyne – 8 out of 10

His deliveries played a huge role in the success of the side. He bagged himself two assists.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

David Silva – 7 out of 10

Assisted the first goal with his corner kick. Aside from that he was energetic and his movement off the ball added to City’s threat going forward.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Leroy Sane – 7 out of 10

He oozes confidence on the ball and proves problematic for any defence that he comes across. His goal capped a top display today.

Southampton vs Manchester City player ratings

Sergio Aguero – 8 out of 10

The Argentinian provided the goods once again. He made a nuisance of himself throughout and scored the third goal.

Vincent Kompany's first goal in 20 months and Sergio Aguero's 11th in 11 games helped Manchester City to a 3-0 win at Southampton.

Kompany marked his latest return to the City rearguard in what has been an injury-plagued season by heading a 55th-minute opener.

Leroy Sane grabbed a second moments before Aguero chipped in with his 29th goal of the season to seal victory.

This was a potentially tricky assignment ahead of a crunch week for City, with an FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal next weekend followed by a midweek Manchester derby.

Had Southampton secured the third straight win they were looking for, Pep Guardiola's men could conceivably have been facing a United side just a point behind them.

But after City skipper Kompany found the net for the first time since August 2015, Sane and Aguero ensured they kept Jose Mourinho's side at bay in the race for a top-four finish.

So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery above for our player ratings.

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