Southampton vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Southampton face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Southampton vs Manchester City
MAN CITY SUBS: Omar Marmoush, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Nico Gonzalez, Stefan Ortega, Ilkay Gundogan, Savinho, Matheus Nunes, Nico O'Reilly.
Southampton vs Manchester City
MAN CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis; Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva; Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, James McAtee; Erling Haaland.
Southampton vs Manchester City
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Ryan Manning, Joe Aribo, Will Smallbone, Ross Stewart, Nathan Wood, Yukinari Sugawara, Cameron Archer, Paul Onuachu.
Southampton vs Manchester City
SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis; Welington, Lesley Ugochukwu, Flynn Downes, James Bree; Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mateus Fernandes; Tyler Dibling.
Southampton vs Manchester City
Meanwhile, Manchester City head to Southampton aiming to take another giant step towards next season’s Champions League. Four wins on the bounce for Pep Guardiola's side means they currently occupy third place in the Premier League table with just three games remaining. The Citizens’ late season surge combined with Arsenal’s recent struggles has many tipping the former Champions for a second-place finish. In their most recent fixture, the visitors defeated Vítor Pereira's high-flying Wolves 1-0 thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s strike.
Southampton vs Manchester City
Hosts Southampton head into today’s clash against Manchester City in serious danger of setting an unwanted Premier League record. One more defeat in their remaining three fixtures would see them equal the highest number of losses (29) in a 20-team top-flight campaign (Sunderland in 2005-06, Derby County in 2007-08 and Sheffield United in 2020-21). However, Simon Rusk’s Saints also need just one point to avoid equalling Derby’s lowest-ever points total (11) from 2007-08. The home side missed a golden chance to steer clear of the unwanted record when they visited Leicester City last week, but fell to a 2-0 defeat at the King Power Stadium.
Southampton vs Manchester City
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