I also did not expect that the match between Man City and Southampton would end with a narrow score of 1-0. And Erling Haland's goal at the beginning of the first half, was really the only goal scored in the match. Unusually, even though Man City had many opportunities to increase their lead, including with 12 corner kicks obtained. Man City has a striker with a tall posture, namely Erling Haland, in a dead ball situation like that it should be a great opportunity to score a goal but this time Haaland and his colleagues were unable to convert it into an additional goal.
If you look at the opportunities when Manchester City attacked, victory should have been obtained by more than two goals and there were many opportunities that were indeed failed to be utilized by several players when making the final finish. Southampton's defense deserves appreciation because they played quite solidly and did not allow Manchester City players to score goals freely. If not for the solid defense, Manchester City could have won the match by more than three goals.This is an important victory for Manchester City because they can continue to be in first place in the standings before Liverpool will face Arsenal which is likely to end in a draw.
City are temporarily at the top of the league pending the outcome of today's star match between Arsenal and Liverpool. I also think the match will end in a draw because the last two games in the Premiership between both sides ended in a draw. A draw will favour Manchester City, but a loss for Liverpool will also be better for them.
