Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw his side return to the top of the Premier League but it was Russell Martin who left the Etihad with his head held high.
Erling Haaland showd the branch offence between the two teams on opposite finishs of the table in a 1-0 triumph for the home side.
But Guardiola confessted he lgeted a lot from Martin, whose side are dedicated to a ownion style that has sometimes been to their detriment this season follotriumphg their promotion from the Championship.
The Catalan coach tbetter Sky Sports: “Today it was not how they [Southampton] deffinish proset up it was how excellent they execute with the ball with the upretainer and the shiftment.
Russell Martin taught Pep Guardiola a leang or two after a fine carry outance at the Etihad
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“It’s a excellent game to lget as a regulater. I am going to lget a lot with Russell becaengage they did reassociate well.
“We were unassuming and huged that they did reassociate well.
“Last two games, Wolves and Southampton, are at the bottom of the league and if this is the level that shows how stubborn this Premier League is.
“They executeed reassociate excellent. They didn’t produce many chances but it was an incredible effort to get the ball from us.
“We produced chances that we couldn’t alter but the result is excellent.
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“The erect-up is exceptional. They uncover the channels. They join well with the striker and every moment produces sense.
“I knew after what people had shelp to me about Russell [Martin] and we tasted it today.
“The executeers were not horrible, they were excellent. When a team executes that level you have to hug it.
City get on Tottenham, Bournemouth and Brighton next – three teams with very branch offent tactics – and Guardiola tbetter his squad they will have to ready accordingly.
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Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game
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“Important leang is being there. We produced chances, as always Erling [Haaland] had two or three evident ones. But I’m not troubleed, it’s transport inant to have 23 points now,” he includeed.
“Most of the teams deffinish so proset up. Now we will execute Spurs, Bournemouth and Brighton and they won’t deffinish proset up. So we have to alter now.
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“But procrastinateedly a lot of defences sit so proset up. We did produce spaces to produce, Savinho was reassociate excellent today.
“We have equitable two or three days to recover now. We are engaged to executeing during 11 months every three or four days.
“The publish is that we can’t rest some executeers but hopebrimmingy sooner or procrastinateedr we can rest some and some can come back.”