Manchester City have changed, they are no longer a dangerous team that will beat their opponent 4-5 goals. A year ago I wouldn’t have imagined Manchester City struggling with Southampton. City got all three points but the performance was disappointing. At the beginning of the game, it seemed like they were going to embarrass Southampton with a bigger score margin. Luckily to Southampton, Haaland missed a lot of chances today, the fans will be relieved that they got a win.
Manchester City cannot perform at a high level every match. It may be unfair to expect such a performance from the team because it is not easy to play matches at a high tempo continuously. Even top-level players can show signs of fatigue and therefore the tempo of the match can be low. One of the best things City does is that they know how to win even if the tempo is low.
It is not expected to score only 1 goal in Manchester City matches, but sometimes it can be like that. The team knows how to get 3 points without pushing themselves too much and they can maintain their physical condition for the next matches.
You are absolutely correct even though the expectation wasn't that pleasant enough but however a win is a win, generally an over 2.5 goals was pretty much on the highest expectations in that match but surprisingly it was just 1: 0 and the funny part of it is that it is Manchester City home ground hence more expectations, surely it is not easy to secure a win irrespective of the opponent team, you have said it all players fatigue is inevitable such that they can't always be in their best performance all the time let's give the players some credits because it is not as easy as it may seem in the eyes of the audience.
