Manchester City has once again proven their class in their win against Southampton by winning 4-1 against the English Club. Foden, who came out as a substitute scored a goal of beauty at the 75th minute with his left foot, Sterling and Mahrez showed up on the scoresheet with Kevin De Bruyne striking a penalty at the 62nd minute. Even though City is known for possessing the ball throughout games, Southampton had impressive tries to break the system.<\/p>\n
The Saints however tried their best to win the ball but their ill-timed decisions against City was the reason for their downfall along with a poor possession of 35% and 13 shots on target when City had 65% and 19 respectively. The reckless challenge on Jesus was the focal point of turning the odds of the match in City\u2019s favour. The challenge sought City a penalty and gave them an edge over the Saints in bringing the game to their toes. Mahrez stole the last minutes of the game to end the match with a semi-final trip to Wembley.<\/p>\n
Southampton however is at crossroads this season as their FA Cup journey comes to an end and their Premier League position is not of a favourable one. Manchester City will face the winners of Liverpool and Nottingham Forrest taking place today in the quarter-finals round whereas Chelsea will face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals. The city is now in contention for both FA Cup and Premier League titles as Pep Guardiola unleashes his wizardry through his squad through quality and power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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