I personally still believe Manchester City can win this match, even though City seem to have difficulty breaking through the Southampton defense to create goals, but the opportunity is always open, just waiting for the right momentum to execute. besides that, Southampton are tough enough to be able to withstand strong and fast attacks from Manchester City, as we know Southampton have performed very badly this season, based on statistics they are ranked bottom.
It cannot be imagined that a draw will be obtained from this match, even the worst possibility of defeat that Manchester City might experience, this will make things even worse, because this is a good opportunity to add 3 valuable points for Manchester City.
The match has just ended with Manchester City dropping two valuable points in my opinion, this is certainly a big blow to them and a huge twist in the race for the top four. Dropping this points means they have to win their remaining matches which is luckily against Bournemouth and Fulham, ideally I would have actually expected them to win this games considering their recent form but the game today shows that something can still happen, I hope they don’t actually take this form to the FA cup final against Crystal Palace next weekend because it is there only source of getting a trophy this season.
They are still in third place on the table and just two points above Chelsea and Newcastle who both play against each other tomorrow and four points ahead of Nottingham Forest, they wouldn’t be dropping off the top five this weekend but if Nottingham Forest wins then the competition will be back on
I expected Manchester City to win Southampton today but unfortunately, they could only get a draw which will make their stay in the third position a little shaky because anyone who wins between Newcastle and Chelsea will move to the third position while Manchester City will fall back to the fourth position though i don't think they will be threatened. Manchester City played reluctantly against Southampton and the match couldn't produce a single goal which made the game so boring to watch but i just feel the reason why they didn't take the match serious was due to early preparations against their FA Cup final match against Crystal Palace next weekend but regardless that they lost 2 points today but they can improve in their upcoming Premier League games and solidify their aim for a Champions League spot next season. Manchester City's next two Premier League opponents which are Bournemouth and Fulham won't be difficult for them to win and even if they are able to win just one among the two teams, they will qualify for next season's Champions League. Nottingham Forest can still have a chance of climbing to the top 5 if Chelsea or Newcastle wins tomorrow and Nottingham Forest win their match against Leicester City, so they should not lose hope in the fight for a Champions League participation next season.