SUB: Riyad Mahrez (Torres) - 4. Wasted two glorious chances to put the game to bed for City. Reuters
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy - 7. Pulled off full-length saves to deny Joao Cancelo and Ilkay Gundogan, and was a reassuring presence behind the Saints defence. Reuters
Kyle Walker-Peters - 7. Combined superbly with Walcott down Southampton's right and made several well-timed tackles on Sterling. Reuters
Jannik Vestergaard - 8. The Dane evokes distant memories of Virgil van Dijk with his tackling, physique and diagonal passing. He almost landed his team in it with one wayward pass, though. Reuters
Jan Bednarek - 7. Another who looked unruffled by anything City threw at him. AFP
Ryan Bertrand - 6. Switched off at one point in the second half that almost allowed City to steal in for a second goal. AFP
Theo Walcott - 8. Southampton's best player and caused Cancelo all sorts of problems in the first half. Forced Ederson to beat away his angled shot and looked like the dazzling winger of his youth. AFP
James Ward-Prowse - 6. Looked good in open play but his set-pieces were well below his usual high standards. AFP
Oriol Romeu - 7. Has made the enforcer's role his own since Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's departure. A no-nonsense display and a threat at both ends. Reuters
Moussa Djenepo - 6. Enjoyed little success up against Kyle Walker and was replaced just before the hour. Reuters
Che Adams - 6. Put in plenty of yards to try and unsettle Stones and Dias but with little reward. AFP
Danny Ings - 5. Had calls for a penalty waved away before succumbing to injury that Saints will pray is not serious. EPA
SUB Nathan Tella (Ings) - 5. One cross from the left almost found Walcott but otherwise quiet. EPA
SUB: Nathan Redmond (Djenepo) - 4. His first two touches consisted of an air shot and a mis-control that resulted in a City throw-in. AFP
SUB: Dan N'Lundulu (Adams) - N/A. Little time to make an impact after replacing Adams on 82 minutes. AFP
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS - Ederson - 8. The Brazilian was alert to danger and thwarted many a Southampton attack. His distribution was superb, too. Reuters
Kyle Walker - 7. A force in defence and attack and showed why he remains such an integral part to Pep Guardiola's tactics. AFP
John Stones - 8. Won everything in the air and didn't put a foot wrong all match. AFP
Ruben Dias - 8. Each week he makes Aymeric Laporte's task of getting back into this City defence even harder. EPA
Joao Cancelo - 6. Just doesn't offer the same energy as his full-back on the opposite flank. AFP
Rodri - 6. Not one of the City midfielder's best game's but his physical duel with fellow Spaniard Romeu made for good viewing. AFP
Ilkay Gundogan - 6. Crisp passing and stuck to his task of protecting his back four. EPA
Bernardo Silva - 7. City looked a better attacking unit with the Portuguese buzzing around the top third. Timed his pass to release De Bruyne for the opener to perfection but wasted one of many City chances to make the game comfortable when he scuffed his shot. Reuters
Kevin De Bruyne - 7. The Belgian loves nothing more than to attack the inside right channel and it was his pass that picked out Sterling for a first-time finish. One pass in the second half with the outside of his right foot was an absolute peach. AFP
Raheem Sterling - 6. A composed finish but the City attacker was too indecisive when presented with opportunities to kill the game off. Was fortune not to be penalised for what looked a clear handball in the area. EPA
Ferran Torres - 4. Offered zero attacking threat playing as a false 9. No surprise to see the Spaniard withdrawn on 72 minutes. AFP
SUB: Riyad Mahrez (Torres) - 4. Wasted two glorious chances to put the game to bed for City. Reuters
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy - 7. Pulled off full-length saves to deny Joao Cancelo and Ilkay Gundogan, and was a reassuring presence behind the Saints defence. Reuters
Kyle Walker-Peters - 7. Combined superbly with Walcott down Southampton's right and made several well-timed tackles on Sterling. Reuters
Jannik Vestergaard - 8. The Dane evokes distant memories of Virgil van Dijk with his tackling, physique and diagonal passing. He almost landed his team in it with one wayward pass, though. Reuters
Jan Bednarek - 7. Another who looked unruffled by anything City threw at him. AFP
Ryan Bertrand - 6. Switched off at one point in the second half that almost allowed City to steal in for a second goal. AFP
Theo Walcott - 8. Southampton's best player and caused Cancelo all sorts of problems in the first half. Forced Ederson to beat away his angled shot and looked like the dazzling winger of his youth. AFP
James Ward-Prowse - 6. Looked good in open play but his set-pieces were well below his usual high standards. AFP
Oriol Romeu - 7. Has made the enforcer's role his own since Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's departure. A no-nonsense display and a threat at both ends. Reuters
Moussa Djenepo - 6. Enjoyed little success up against Kyle Walker and was replaced just before the hour. Reuters
Che Adams - 6. Put in plenty of yards to try and unsettle Stones and Dias but with little reward. AFP
Danny Ings - 5. Had calls for a penalty waved away before succumbing to injury that Saints will pray is not serious. EPA
SUB Nathan Tella (Ings) - 5. One cross from the left almost found Walcott but otherwise quiet. EPA
SUB: Nathan Redmond (Djenepo) - 4. His first two touches consisted of an air shot and a mis-control that resulted in a City throw-in. AFP
SUB: Dan N'Lundulu (Adams) - N/A. Little time to make an impact after replacing Adams on 82 minutes. AFP
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS - Ederson - 8. The Brazilian was alert to danger and thwarted many a Southampton attack. His distribution was superb, too. Reuters
Kyle Walker - 7. A force in defence and attack and showed why he remains such an integral part to Pep Guardiola's tactics. AFP
John Stones - 8. Won everything in the air and didn't put a foot wrong all match. AFP
Ruben Dias - 8. Each week he makes Aymeric Laporte's task of getting back into this City defence even harder. EPA
Joao Cancelo - 6. Just doesn't offer the same energy as his full-back on the opposite flank. AFP
Rodri - 6. Not one of the City midfielder's best game's but his physical duel with fellow Spaniard Romeu made for good viewing. AFP
Ilkay Gundogan - 6. Crisp passing and stuck to his task of protecting his back four. EPA
Bernardo Silva - 7. City looked a better attacking unit with the Portuguese buzzing around the top third. Timed his pass to release De Bruyne for the opener to perfection but wasted one of many City chances to make the game comfortable when he scuffed his shot. Reuters
Kevin De Bruyne - 7. The Belgian loves nothing more than to attack the inside right channel and it was his pass that picked out Sterling for a first-time finish. One pass in the second half with the outside of his right foot was an absolute peach. AFP
Raheem Sterling - 6. A composed finish but the City attacker was too indecisive when presented with opportunities to kill the game off. Was fortune not to be penalised for what looked a clear handball in the area. EPA
Ferran Torres - 4. Offered zero attacking threat playing as a false 9. No surprise to see the Spaniard withdrawn on 72 minutes. AFP
SUB: Riyad Mahrez (Torres) - 4. Wasted two glorious chances to put the game to bed for City. Reuters
