Manchester City may not even get out of second gear again against Southampton on Sunday so we're looking at the corner market to bring home the bacon.
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Man City v Southampton (Sunday November 4, 1500 BST)
It’s another home banker for champions Manchester City with struggling Southampton arriving at the Etihad looking unlikely to be able to drag pep Guardiola’s side out of second gear.
Saints have had successive 0-0 draws and have gone five Premier League games without scoring, and that form is hardly a frightening prospect for City to face up to - even without Kevin De Bruyne missing after his latest injury blow.
Guardiola’s men have barely broken sweat in their home league fixtures so far, winning all five at a canter in an aggregate of 18-2 scoreline – and I truth they could have scored many more goals on top of that.
Mark Hughes’ plan will be simply to defend and frustrate City and try and pinch something, anything, on the break or from set pieces – but that hasn’t worked for any team so far at the Etihad and it looks like being a long day at the office for the visitors.
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Prediction: Manchester City 4-0 Southampton or tweet Related football links
