Manchester pile on the pressure with win at Southampton

Back four finally falter

Southampton defensive pair Maya Yoshida and Jack Stephens have been handed the thankless task of filling the boots of the departed Jose Fonte and injured Virgil van Dijk for the remaining months of the season, and since being handed the duty have performed remarkably.

However, they had to crack at some point and, perhaps surprisingly, it was the seasoned Japanese international Yoshida who made the error to allow Manchester City their opener.

The 28-year-old, having claimed this week he is enjoying his best form in a Saints shirt, allowed City skipper Vincent Kompany to rise well above him and power his header home.