- City opened the scoring in the 47th minute through a Van Dijk own goal
- Southampton equalised in the 75th minute through Oriol Romeu
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Man City scored a 96th minute winner today as Pep Guardiola’s side closed in on the consecutive Premier League wins record as they beat Southampton 2-1 at the Etihad.
City opened the scoring through an own goal from Dutch international Virgil Van Dijk just two minutes after half time.
Southampton equalised through Spaniard Oriol Romeu, however Raheem Sterling stole the show with a 96th minute with a long range finish to secure the win.
Following their win, Man City have now amassed 12 league wins in a row, meaning that they are only three wins off beating Arsenal’s record of 14.
Player of the Match
Man City’s Belgian superstar Kevin De Bruyne stole the show today, as the former Chelsea ace grabbed a goal and an assist as his side kept their lead at the top of the league to eight points.
The Belgian was fantastic tonight tonight, with the player helping City on their way to yet another three points.
This tweet sums up how good the midfielder was tonight
Another de Bruyne masterclass tonight
— Max (@Maksee_) November 29, 2017
Stat of the Match
This from Opta shows just how good Pep Guardiola’s side have been so far this season
40 – Man City’s haul of 40 points from their first 14 Premier League games this season is the joint-best tally ever at this stage of a top-flight campaign (also Tottenham in 1960/61 – 3 pts for a win). Momentum. pic.twitter.com/iX3cpGq7aC
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 29, 2017
Player Ratings
Man City: Ederson 6, Walker 6, Komany 6, Otamendi 7, Delph 6, De Bruyne 8, Fernandinho 7, Gundogan 6, Sterling 7, Aguero 6, Jesus 7 / Subs: B Silva 6, D Silva 6
Southampton: Forster 8, Soares 6, Yoshida 6, Van Dijk 6, Hoedt 6, Bertrand 6, Hojbjerg 6, Romeu 7, Lemina 7, Redmond 6, Long 6 / Subs: Austin 6, McQueen 6, Boufal 7
Reaction
The official Man City account sums up how most of their fans would be feeling right now!
MOOD pic.twitter.com/Hs6dnUXnKQ
— Manchester City (@ManCity) November 29, 2017
Whilst these fans were feeling a bit salty after Man City’s last minute winner
Man City fans can’t complain about luck, They’ve been lucky all season
— Matthew (@Carrick4united) November 29, 2017
6 minutes of injury time or just play until Man City score. ? #saintsfc
— Paul (@happyhoppy66) November 29, 2017
Man City really aren't all that. Such a lucky team.
— Sync (@Scouzez) November 29, 2017