The alarm bells shrilled for Manchester City. Almost out of nowhere, they had lost three Premier League games out of four and, with Liverpool flicking on the after-burners, it is no exaggeration to say that another reverse would have imperilled their title defence.Pep Guardiola and his players could feel a bit better after this. City imposed their front-foot football and, although they wobbled at times during the first half, they had too much for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s rebooted Southampton. Related: Liverpool’s raggedness in swatting aside Arsenal may yet give rivals hope | Jonathan Wilson Related: Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil’s goals take dominant Burnley past West Ham Continue readingreadfullarticle
