After 12 wins, Manchester City’s impressive streak was interrupted by a 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary’s, but despite the result, Pep Guardiola Was actually pleased: “In the end we are happy with the performance. We looked better than against Arsenal for example, where we won. Also of the games against Southampton in the last two or three years it was the best. I can see they are happy with the points and well done to them, they played Great game. “
City are still alone at the top, with a promising 11-point gap in the table from second-placed Liverpool, who will face Crystal Palace tomorrow. The manager commented on the championship race: “I do not understand how people say that now, after this draw, the race is open when before it is over. But it is your job to talk about it. I would love to be ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea by 40 points, but it is “It’s possible. I never expected to be in this situation, with this gap.”
American Laporte, who scored the equalizer for City in the 65th minute, said at the end: “It’s hard, I think we deserved a little more. We lost two points, but sometimes it happens. Achieving 12 consecutive wins is unbelievable and I’m glad we got it. Now “We will focus on the next game. We will fight to the end, that’s what we need to do.”
De Bruyne’s cooking for LaPorte was not only his second of the season, but also his 80th in the Premier League. In that he was equal to David Beckham, except that the Belgian needed 68 games less to reach that figure. Both are ranked together in ninth place, and to reach the top, de Bruyne will need more than double that amount to pass Ryan Giggs (162).