The loss by City has widened the gap at the top of the table
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Ideye starred for 88 minutes before he was withdrawn for Chris Baird
The Baggies are looking to continue their rise away from relegation trouble under Tony Pulis, having lost just one of 10 games since the Welshman’s appointment
The result leaves Arsenal in fifth, three points adrift of this afternoon’s opponents, while Southampton are now just a point behind Manchester United.
Eden Hazard struck his first away goal since January to cancel out Sadio Mane’s second goal in as many games, but Jose Mourinho’s men were unable to break down their hosts to find a winner, despite Morgan Schneiderlin’s red card late on
Van Persie took advantage of a defensive blunder to put United ahead after 12 minutes. Southampton captain, Jose Fonte, hit a poor back pass to goalkeeper Fraser Forster and Van Persie ran through, waited for Forster to dive and stroked the ball through his legs and into the far corner
It was the home side who looked the most dangerous in the opening exchanges
With table-topping Chelsea held to a 0-0 draw against Sunderland on Saturday, victory for City at fortress St Mary’s took them above Southampton into second place with 27 points from 13 matches, six behind Jose Mourinho’s pacesetters
Elsewhere, Sunderland lost 1-2 to Stoke, despite United States striker Jozy Altidore giving it the lead after 16 minutes
Onazi is of interest to Sunderland, Southampton and Everton and is currently amongst the lowest paid members of the Lazio senior squad, taking home just €200,000 per year
The 18-year-old left back established himself as one of the hottest prospects in world football during his time at St Mary’s, leading to admiring glances from many major clubs
The victory moved them to within a point of leaders, Liverpool, who visit West Ham on Sunday having already played a game more than Manuel Pellegrini’s men
City face stiff competition from Chelsea and Manchester United for the 18-year-old but, with Gaël Clichy having lost his first-team berth and doubts about the defensive abilities of his replacement Aleksandar Kolarov, the Southampton defender represents an attractive, long-term investment
First up, Odemwingie slotted home coolly in the 38th minute and it was 2-2 before half time, with Southampton’s Steven Davies and Stoke’s Peter Crouch grabbing the goals for both sides
The Nigerian international is currently out on loan at Liverpool, but seems unlikely to have a future at either of his clubs due to increased competition for places
The draw means Manchester City and Chelsea can overtake the Premier League leaders if they win their fixtures on Wednesday but Wenger, whose side arrived late due to congestion around the stadium, refused to regard the draw as a missed opportunity
Mackay’s men found themselves 3-0 down after less than half an hour against the Saints and the result has left them 16th on the table, just a point above the relegation spots