Pre-game odds, in-game stats, ironic cheers - and when a Haaland goal effectively became the final whistle. J_Tanswell on the sense of inevitability as Southampton lost to Manchester City. SaintsFC
If football is supposedly a game rich with jeopardy, then this was as close to a banker as you could get.
Afterwards, Pep Guardiola called Manchester City’s performance “fine”, while Ralph Hasenhuttl, firmly at the other end of the managerial feel-good spectrum, admitted Southampton did not “have the tools” to lay a glove on their opponents. His team recorded an xG of 0.10 — their lowest since the 2014-15 season when the metric first made its way into data analytics. They also failed to have a shot on target.
One of those flickers of ire was aimed at Armel Bella-Kotchap. Hasenhuttl shouted “don’t go back!” after his defender duly did just that. After Phil Foden doubled City’s lead, every Southampton player congregated near the centre circle, holding a brief meeting before taking kick-off.
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