{"id":12752,"date":"2022-03-20T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/20\/player-ratings-southampton-fc-vs-manchester-city\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T19:00:44","slug":"player-ratings-southampton-fc-vs-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/20\/player-ratings-southampton-fc-vs-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Southampton FC vs Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Result<\/h2>\n<p>Southampton played host to Manchester City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>City headed into the game as favourites, but the Saints were likely boosted by the fact they have earned two draws against the Sky Blues already this seaosn.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, though, Man City proved too much for them on this occasion. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring after 11 minutes, capitalising on a poor Jack Stephens clearance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Right place. Right time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sterling7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sterling7<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ManCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmiratesFACup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmiratesFACup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zCtyf9XnNM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zCtyf9XnNM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmiratesFACup\/status\/1505564566977413120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSouthampton continued to press though and were rewarded for their efforts when Mohamed Elyounoussi chased down a through ball and saw his cross put into the City net by Laporte.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A cruel deflection off of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Laporte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Laporte<\/a> sees the ball end up in his own goal.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmiratesFACup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmiratesFACup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aVSbIsEGq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6aVSbIsEGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmiratesFACup\/status\/1505573261190459395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBut in the end, Man City\u2019s quality shone through with goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez coming in the second half to book City a place at Wembley along with Chelsea and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a350 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply. 18+. begambleaware.org. UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<h2>Southampton player ratings<\/h2>\n<p>Fraser Forster (4) \u2013 Not much he could have done about the opener. Went the right way for Kevin De Bruyne\u2019s penalty but didn\u2019t get down quick enough.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker-Peters (5) \u2013 Kept Grealish fairly quite for much of the game. Less joy when the City subs came on.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Stephens (4) \u2013 Awful clearance that led to Sterling\u2019s opener. Made a few decent challenges after that but was ultimately unable to deal with City\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Salisu (3.5) \u2013 Did well to usher Raheem Sterling wide when the City man was through on goal early on. Gave away a penalty in the second half though and failed to clear the ball properly in the build up to Foden\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n<p>Tino Livramento (6) \u2013 Another bright showing from the former Chelsea man, pressing high and making numerous tackles. Also caused City problems going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Armstrong (5.5) \u2013 Clever ball into the City box in the build-up to Laporte\u2019s own goal.<\/p>\n<p>Oriol Romeu (6) \u2013 Excellent through ball to carve City open after 10 minutes which\u00a0 Adam Armstrong really should have scored from.<\/p>\n<p>James Ward-Prowse (5) \u2013 Struggled to deal with Manchester City\u2019s midfield, especially once Foden and Mahrez came on.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Elyounoussi (7) \u2013 Good run and cross that led to Southampton equaliser. Set up Che Adams who missed a big chance late on.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Long (5.5) \u2013 Worked his socks off on the day and pressed well but lacked the quality in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Armstrong (5.5) \u2013 Unlucky not to score 10 minutes in, hitting the post instead. Off after 63 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Che Adams (4.5) \u2013 Should have done better when getting on the end of an Elyounoussi cross.<\/p>\n<p>Armando Broja (4)\u2013 Little impact when he came on.<\/p>\n<p>Moussa Djenpo (3) \u2013 Unable to cause City any problems when brought on.<\/p>\n<p>William Smallbone (N\/A) \u2013 Only only for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahima Diallo (N\/A) \u2013 Only only for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City player ratings<\/h2>\n<p>Zack Steffen (5.5) \u2013 Hesitated when coming out for a through ball which ultimately led tot Southampton\u2019s equaliser. Made a few decent saves after his error.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker (6) \u2013 A quiet but solid display from the full-back.<\/p>\n<p>John Stones (6) \u2013 Not the worst game but had some trouble dealing with Long and Armstrong\u2019s press.<\/p>\n<p>Aymeric Laporte (5) \u2013 Southampton\u2019s equaliser was an own goal from Laporte, though there was not much he could have done about it.<\/p>\n<p>Joao Cancelo (6.5) \u2013 Excellent going forward once again, nearly assisting Gundogan early on who hit the post. \u00a0Off after 82 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri (7) \u2013 Another stellar outing from Rodri, passing was brilliant and he broke up play well.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne (7) \u2013 Not the Belgian\u2019s most impressive game but did score a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Ilkay Gundogan (6) \u2013 Should have scored 26 minutes in but hit the post. Could have done more.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Grealish (6) \u2013 Not his brightest display but did play in Jesus before he was fouled for a penalty. Taken off right after the spot-kick.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus (6.5) \u2013 Won the penalty for Manchester City\u2019s second goal. Taken off straight after that.<\/p>\n<p>Raheem Sterling (7.5) \u2013 Probably should have scored when slipped in by Gundogan after eight minutes. Made up for his poor finish three minutes later when he opened the scoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phil Foden (7) \u2013 Killed the game off with a stunning strike 75 minutes in.<\/p>\n<p>Riyad Mahrez (7) \u2013 Scuffed a big chance 71 minutes in but eventually got his goal seven minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandinho (N\/A) \u2013 Not on the pitch long enough to have much impact.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Ake (N\/A) \u2013 Not on the pitch long enough to have much impact.<\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Zinchenko (N\/A) \u2013 Not on the pitch long enough to have much impact.<\/p>\n<h2>What they said<\/h2>\n<p>Pep Guardiola: \u201cWe started well, for the first 20-25 minutes but for the last 15 of the first half we forgot to play, knowing that this would be difficult because Southampton is one of the best, most organised teams we face all season.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x0bvm9bnfm.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-62375f5e980bea49f4b7d7d9.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">\u201cThey push you with incredible intensity but the goal we conceded was a consequence of us forgetting to play.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x0bvm9bnfm.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-62375f5e980bea49f4b7d7d9.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">\u201cThe second half was much better, in personality and play. They had one chance for Che Adams, at 2-1, but the quality of our players up front made the difference.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x0bvm9bnfm.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-62375f5e980bea49f4b7d7d9.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">\u201cIt was not a comfortable victory but now we go into the international break, there are two months left in the season and we are in three competitions \u2013 semi-final of the FA Cup, quarter-final of the Champions League and top of the league. We know every game is a final and we knew it was important not to lose today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What you may have missed<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/\">Click here to view our latest Premier League betting tips.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Premier League table as it stands<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-x\">\n<table class=\"gg101__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>#<\/th>\n<th>Team<\/th>\n<th>MP<\/th>\n<th>W<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>L<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>P<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Manchester City<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Liverpool FC<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Chelsea FC<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Arsenal FC<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Manchester United<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>West Ham United<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Tottenham Hotspur<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Aston Villa<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Southampton FC<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-9<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Crystal Palace<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Leicester City<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-5<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>-10<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Newcastle United<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>-17<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Brentford FC<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>-13<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Leeds United<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td>-33<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Everton FC<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>-18<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Watford FC<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>-26<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Burnley FC<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>-16<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Norwich City<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>-45<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<strong>Last updated: 1 min ago<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Result Southampton played host to Manchester City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Sunday. City headed into the game as favourites, but the Saints were likely boosted by the fact they have earned two draws against the Sky Blues already this seaosn. In the end, though, Man City proved too much for them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-12752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}