With the competition in the race to finish in the top five in the Premier League table and Southampton being an easy opponent for Manchester City, I believed Manchester City would easily beat Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium, but Manchester City failed to even score a goal against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium, which allowed Southampton to hold Manchester City to a goalless draw. I know the result between Southampton and Manchester City is surprising, but it doesn't call for an investigation because this is football, and sometimes unexpected results do happen.
This should be an easy match but indeed Manchester City sometimes play unpredictably.
They appear with the full strength they have, their dominance is also quite good but once again they fail to take advantage of the momentum that should be a favorable situation for them.
With 1 point they are still in 3rd place in the standings but now conditions are a little different where Newcastle could overtake them and it is possible that if Chelsea win more than 3 goals in week 36 they can also be overtaken. Although the chance of the top 4 is still very big for City but in the remaining 2 matches they should not waste any more opportunities because after all, even though the champions have lost but Manchester City must still be able to maintain dominance and finish in the Champions League zone this season.
Newcastle and Chelsea who will meet in week 36 can make a difference whether Manchester City will be displaced or their position remains the same as now.