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Match Results: Manchester City 6-1 Southampton
Raheem Sterling has become a nightmare for Southampton, victim of City's defeat at the top of the table with a two-point lead.
Manchester City officially became the sole leader of the English Premier League after a mbadive 6-1 win over Southampton at Etihad Stadium on Sunday (4/11).
Pep Guardiola's team is back without Kevin De Bruyne, knee injured in a League Cup match against Fulham last week, which should stop for six weeks.
However, citizens continued to show their acumen and to excel quickly thanks to Wesley Hoedt's suicide in the sixth minute. Six minutes later, City doubled the lead over Sergio Aguero by maximizing Raheem Sterling's pbad and adding David Silva's goal of taking the distance.
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Southampton reduced the deficit with a penalty from Danny Ings, after Ederson fouled the box, but the hosts regained their margin by three goals thanks to Sterling's goal at the end of the first period.
The British international Sterling has continued its impressive performance by completing the chests of the goals of this match, always through cooperation with Aguero. At the end of the match, Leroy Sane did not want to fail to enliven Etihad's scoreboard.
With this victory, City returned to the top of the standings, pocketing 29 points in 11 games, two before Liverpool.
City has immediately dominated since the kickoff and the Aguero-Sterling duo has proved difficult to control on Southampton's back line. The hosts took advantage in the sixth minute.
Aguero feeds on Silva, who pbades to Sane. The German international was ready to welcome, but Hoedt who tried to anticipate put the ball in his own goals.
Citizens doubled their lead six minutes later and Sterling entered the penalty box. Former Liverpool then gave the ball to Aguero to tear the net from his opponent at close range and became the 150th goal of the Premier League.
Shortly after, City scored the third goal with Sterling again involved. He traded the ball for Sane, who, despite his inability to maximize, fell in front of Silva for a simple finish.
Mark Hughes' team had the chance to reduce 11 minutes later. Ederson dropped Ings to the penalty box and the referee immediately indicated the point. The Liverpool striker managed to force the Brazilian goalkeeper in the wrong direction to bring the score to 3-1.
But City continued to dominate and demonstrate superiority in the opponent's penalty area. City finally scored a fourth goal in injury time after Aguero stole the ball from Cedric Soares and sent a cross to Sterling, who hit the ball at Alex McCarthy.
And the fifth goal was created in the 67th minute with the same combination, which allowed Sterling to more easily add to the chests of his goal.
Sane hit the ball against McCarthy at the end of the game to increase the goal difference, while bringing City to the top of the standings. Southampton are still 16th on seven points, only two in front of the relegation zone.
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