Man City 1-0 Southampton
by Harry De Cosemo
at City of Manchester Stadium

IT WOULD be easy to say Manchester City, who went top of the league after their 1-0 win over Southampton at the City of Manchester Stadium, are simply lacking their edge because key players are injured.

Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Kyle Walker and Rodri were all missing, and it was down to Erling Haaland to make the difference again. But there was a lack of punch about the City throughout.