Man City player ratings vs Southampton as Haaland and Grealish score

Ederson: Alert early on to stop a lightning Southampton counter and his passing helped City out of a few tight spots. 7

Stones: Unfortunate to be booked for a strong tackle and unusual to be hooked early. 6

Akanji: Sent packing by Sulemana in one moment but recovered well. 7

Dias: Not one but two important blocks in the space of a minute in the first half when Southampton threatened. 7

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Ake: Did enough to put Sulemana off early on and looked assured throughout. 7

Rodri: The conductor of the City orchestra once more. Came back into defence well when they were under pressure. 7

Gundogan: A typical Gundogan performance, linking well and lurking in space in the box when nobody expected it. 7

De Bruyne: A wayward start but he is i the team for the passes that others can't make and two assists won City the game. 8

Mahrez: Too quiet, struggling to get involved and nearly seeing Southampton score from a corner routine gone wrong. 5

Grealish: Worked hard despite being frustrated by the ref and a cool head for his goal. 8

Haaland: Missed one, scored one, booked, scored another one. Another important goal and some rest for Bayern. 8

Substitutes

Bernardo (for Mahrez, 57) Some clever play but shot straight at the keeper in the box. 6

Walker (for Stones, 57) Beaten too easily for the Southampton goal. 5

Alvarez (for Haaland, 70) Put the penalty away without an issue 7

Gomez (for Ake, 81) No time

Phillips (for Rodri, 81) No time

Not used: Ortega, Lewis, Laporte, Palmer

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