Manchester City fell to a goalless draw against its guest Southampton, in the meeting that brought the two teams together today, Saturday, at the “Etihad” stadium, in the fifth round of the English Premier League “Premier League”.
Manchester City’s stars failed to solve the mystery of Southampton’s defenses throughout the match, despite the many chances that the City players had throughout the 90 minutes.
Raheem Sterling scored a goal in the last minute of the match, but the video technology “VAR” canceled the goal because of an offside against the City star.
The “VAR” technique also canceled the expulsion of Manchester City defender Kyle Walker and a penalty kick awarded by the match referee in the 62nd minute of the match.
Manchester City raised its score to the 10th point in the English Premier League standings, behind Liverpool, the leader with 13 points, after defeating Crystal Palace team with three clean goals, and Southampton’s balance rose to the fourth point in fifteenth place.
Manchester City started the Southampton match with a formation consisting of:
Goalkeeper: Ederson
Defenders: Walker, Diaz, Nathan Ake, Cancelo
Midfield: Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva
Attack: Grealish, Sterling, Jesus
