Victory came with ease in the end for Pep Guardiola's Man City as they dispatched Southampton 4-1 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Che Adams, on for Armstrong should have equalised but thumped a shot straight at Steffen and that was as good as it got for Saints. That approach even got to De Bruyne whose misjudgment allowed James Ward-Prowse to force a good save from Steffen. Raheem Sterling, the outstanding Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez also got in on the act at the St Mary’s Stadium where Saints were given hope by Aymeric Laporte’s own goal that saw the sides level at half-time.
Manchester City make the trip to Southampton this afternoon for their FA Cup quarter-finalclash.City saw off Peterborough in the last round whil.
But Sunday will be a completely different game against a very good team. “Hopefully we find a few good solutions for the game because we all know when you face one of the best teams in the world, you have to do a very good job and we are absolutely convinced that we can do that.” “We have had games against them when we had 50 per cent possession, which is outstanding, but we also had games where we had only 28 per cent and we took a point, so everything is possible.
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You can try it out for watching Southampton vs Man City and then decide to cancel or continue your subscription. Southampton go with a 4-4-2 with Armstrong and Long at the tip of the spear. For the FA Cup, you may wish to choose 'UK' to access iPlayer. Make sure you know how to watch a Southampton vs Manchester City live stream for free wherever you are in the world. The team news is in and City go with a slightly changed XI featuring Jesus and Sterling in attack along with Jack Grealish. Rodri starts in the centre of midfield. Southampton welcome Manchester City to the south coast this afternoon with a semi-final date at Wembley in store for the winner.
Raheem Sterling (12') · Kevin De Bruyne (62' PEN) · Phil Foden (75') · Riyad Mahrez (78').
Report from the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Southampton and Manchester City at St Marys as second-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and ...
"They were really on the back foot today, you don't see Man City very often kicking balls long from the goal kick. I must say that we have played much better than the last home game against them when we drew. Quarter-finals of the Champions League, Premier League two or three games, semi-final of the FA Cup, arriving in the later stages of the season we are there, it is nice. "The goal we conceded was a consequence of that. However, City moved through the gears in the second half once Kevin De Bruyne had converted a penalty. It is not easy."
Manchester City are preparing to face Southampton this weekend as they aim to book their place at Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final.
- Draw after 90 minutes - 9/2 You can also follow our matchday blog here on MEN Sport for regular match updates, analysis and reaction. After Sunday's fixture, the Blues will not be in action again until Saturday, April 2 when they travel to Burnley.