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It was unexpected that Manchester City would fail to win against a team like Southampton. We have seen better performances from Manchester City in the last few matches. City have won four consecutive matches before this. Since the opponent in this match was Southampton, who are at the bottom of the points table, we all expected City to win. Many gamblers lost their money today.
Manchester City could not score a single goal today. I would say this is their failure. Southampton's defense was not strong. Even then, City could not score any goals. Along with 72% ball possession, a total of 26 shots were taken by City players. Despite a lot of attacks, the team failed to score a goal.
Another side of Manchester City weakness this season, their front line sometimes does not work optimally. The draw was surprising, because Manchester City should have been able to bring home three points easily from Southampton home. Maybe this is the impact of reduced team motivation, where Liverpool has managed to lock the trophy this season.
Southampton is certain to be relegated, they have only been able to collect 12 points from 36 matches. While on the other hand, Manchester City will continue to try to finish in the runner-up position and overtake Arsenal. With two games left against Bournemouth and Fulham looking easy enough for Pep Guardiola to overcome, Manchester City should not waste another chance to finish just behind Liverpool.