Pep Guardiola's tantrum and other moments missed from Man City win vs Southampton

Manchester City made it six wins on the bounce in all competitions on Saturday with a 4-0 victory against Southampton, with you-know-who of course getting himself on the scoresheet.

Southampton were a team that caused City plenty of problems last season, as Pep Guardiola was only too keen to point out in the run-up to Saturday's match. But City encountered few issues in breaking down a side they failed to beat in the league last season, with their biggest concern being the threat of Erling Haaland's scoring run coming to an end.

City fans needn't have worried of course - after goals from Joao Cancelo, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez had killed the game, Haaland powerfully swept home a Cancelo cross to score for the ninth consecutive game, a new club record.

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With the attentions of most inside the Etihad Stadium - and watching at home - tuned into the Haaland show, here are some things you might have missed.

When City's starting XI was announced an hour before kick-off, it was perhaps the first time that many City fans felt disappointed to not see Jack Grealish's name. The England star had impressed in his previous three City outings, seemingly putting behind him the difficult start to life he had at the Etihad Stadium.

It seemed strange for Pep to drop Grealish just as he was putting together a good run of form, but after 10 minutes of Saturday's match the reason became clear: this was not going to be a game were City needed Grealish's ability to keep the ball, make the right decisions and draw fouls.

They could well do in the upcoming trips to Copenhagen and Liverpool, as both are likely to be more open, end-to-end contests. It therefore made