March 10th features a match where Manchester City will host Southampton at Etihad Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. In their last match, Manchester City recorded a 0-2 loss against Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes struck first for Manchester United in the 2nd minute from the penalty spot, then Luke Shaw added another in the 50th minute In the end, Manchester City couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10, while southampton is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sheffield United. James Ward-Prowse scored the first goal for Southampton in the 32nd minute on a penalty, then Che Adams added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Stuart Armstrong In the end, Sheffield United couldn’t muster any offence and Southampton ran away with the shutout win. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Dec 19th, Manchester City won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Raheem Sterling scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 16th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Southampton couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win.
Southampton hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Danny Ings and Takumi Minamino, and they each have 1 goal. Gabriel Jesus has been the most prolific scorer on Manchester City in his last five matches with 3 goals
Josep Guardiola i Sala’s Manchester City squad will be without Nathan Aké, while Kyle Walker-Peters, Oriol Romeu, Stuart Armstrong, Takumi Minamino, Michael Obafemi, Theo Walcott, Ibrahima Diallo and Will Smallbone are unavailable to play for Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team.