Manchester City lost 21 matches in a row after losing the Manchester Derby. After one match, the citizens came back victorious. City beat Southampton 5-2 on the day. And that has further cemented the top spot in the Premier League.
The players of Mate City in the goal festival on this day at the home field Etihad. Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored twice, and Yaki Gundoan scored the other goal. Southampton also caught City twice in the net. James Ward-Prous and Che Adams scored two goals for Southampton.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City was unbeaten in 2021 before taking to the field in the Manchester Derby. After winning 15 matches in a row in the league and 21 matches in a row, they lost 2-0 in the derby.
City took the lead before the age of 15 minutes. Alexander Jinchenko dropped with his chest and passed in front of a six-yard box. From there, Phil Foden’s shot was returned by the Southampton goalkeeper, who sent the ball into the empty net to De Bruyne. Then in the 25th minute, English midfielder Ward-Prous equalized with a successful spot-kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty after Amerik Laport fouled Southampton defender Yannick Vestagard in the D-box.
However, before the end of the first half, City retook the lead. Mahrez retook the lead in the 40th minute of the match. The Algerian footballer found the address with a left-foot shot from the D-box head after receiving the ball from the wrong pass of the visiting forward Adams. Yaki Gundoyan is in great form this season with a 3-1 lead in the first three minutes of extra time.
Returning from the break, Maharaj scored in the 55th minute to make it 4-1. Then two more goals were scored within five minutes. Adams scored for Southampton in the 57th minute to make it 4-2. De Bruyne made the scoreline 5-2 in the 59th minute after getting a pass from Foden.
In the end, Adams sent the ball into the net again, but the goal did not match due to offside. Sergio Aguero, who was substituted in the second half at an added time, returned the shot, and the goalkeeper did not allow the gap to widen.
In this victory, Manchester City has 21 wins in 29 matches and five draws and 6 points in three losses. Manchester United are two with 54 points in 28 matches. Three Leicester City with 1 point less than United. Chelsea is four with 50 points.