Raheem Sterling scored another late goal to deny Southampton and keep Manchester City’s winning run intact with a 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Saints were on the verge of becoming just the second side this season to stop their opponents from winning in all competitions, having levelled up the contest with 15 minutes left to play.
City’s winning run was stretched to a 12th top-flight game, however, and 19th in all competitions, through a sublime Sterling strike in the sixth minute of added time to open up an eight-point lead at the summit.
Southampton had a big chance of their own to open the scoring 15 minutes into the contest, though, after Wesley Hoedt got on the end of Ryan Bertrand’s corner to head it back against the woodwork.
Frustrated for 45 minutes in the first half, it took City a little over 60 seconds of the second to make a breakthrough after Virgil van Dijk stuck out a leg to divert De Bruyne’s free-kick delivery into the back of the net.
Jesus came within inches of bagging a second a minute later, firing across the face of goal, and Forster was again needed on the hour when producing another double save.
Southampton had scored on seven of their eight visits to the Etihad Stadium prior to tonight, providing some hope of snatching a point, but the best chances kept falling the home side’s way – Aguero and Fernandinho coming close to a second.
Up popped Sterling at the end of the five added-on minutes, though, tucking the ball out of Forster’s reach from the edge of the box with his curled attempt to keep City’s momentum going.
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