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Southampton's Premier League form has been awful under Nathan Jones - so how did they stun Manchester City in the League Cup?

Ortega had become the second keeper on City’s books to be dinked at St Mary’s and from the Northam End after [Ederson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ederson-NrTd48lP4XORzw4r/) in 2020. With legs and other limbs typically sprawling, Djenepo aimed to cut out passes into [Jack Grealish](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jack-grealish-D9VhhPVj6LYzpmVZ/) and Gundogan. The game was littered with passages of play that continued to turn the dial in Southampton’s favour. That act of bravery showed its purpose later on, when Bazunu raced off his line to stop [Erling Haaland](https://theathletic.com/football/player/erling-haaland-UqdITFAwdmIrBQfd/) from going through on goal. [Sekou Mara](https://theathletic.com/football/player/sekou-mara-TkGrtE9QIq9gV6Q3/) started up top and set the tone for the timed press, with [Aymeric Laporte](https://theathletic.com/football/player/aymeric-laporte-Q4uhweZJfdqmC41v/) error-strewn early on. “The best team won,” said Guardiola. Jones tasked his captain with blocking passing lanes and putting pressure on [Kalvin Phillips](https://theathletic.com/football/player/kalvin-phillips-cUbQOZWCW1nYJx8x/), where he could “jump out of shape” to be the first pressing trigger. Guardiola, supporters, Jones and maybe even the players waited for City’s waves of pressure to come. Southampton looked more likely to grab a third, with By this stage, Southampton had made eight interceptions to City’s two, with three coming from Lyanco alone. Ultimately, though, it was the Malian’s sense of carte blanche that produced his goal and Southampton’s second, drifting towards the left and chipping As Sport Republic’s co-founder Henrik Kraft took his seat a few minutes before kick-off, he would have noticed the many clusters of empty red seats.

Man United host Man City this Saturday lunchtime in the first ever Manchester derby broadcast exclusively live on BT Sport.

Quietly Erik ten Hag is getting Man United on the right track. [Best ever Manchester derbies](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/premier-league/man-utd-vs-man-city-five-best-manchester-derbies): We count down the best five Manchester derbies of all time. [BT Sport](https://www.bt.com/sport) have a gigantic clash in store this Saturday as we broadcast a huge Manchester derby that has much, much more than bragging rights at stake for both teams. Man United are fourth in the table with a game in hand over some of their nearby rivals and can solidify their place in the Champions League qualification spots with a huge victory on Saturday. Yet just as the 6-3 defeat to Man City suddenly poured cold water on Man United's progress - four wins on the bounce - in October, a bad result will set the red half of Manchester's progress back significantly. [Man City](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/manchester-city) make the three-mile journey across the city to face their rivals hoping to complete the derby double over [Man United](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/manchester-united) and close the gap on [Premier League](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/premier-league) leaders [Arsenal](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/arsenal).

On Saturday, January 14, at Old Trafford in Manchester, United will face City in a Premier League match. Kickoff is scheduled for 12.30pm GMT.

[USA Network](/topic/usa-network)in English and [Telemundo](/topic/telemundo)or Universo in Spanish. [Manchester](/topic/manchester)City fans are called Cityzens. [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united)is taking on arch-rival Manchester City in a crucial [Premier League](/topic/premier-league)match. [Sky Sports](/topic/sky-sports), BT Sport, and Amazon Prime all stream and broadcast matches, with certain matches also appearing on TV. United's victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on August 22 was the first in a run of results that has earned them the most points in the Premier League over that period. Man United vs.

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City "do not have a chance" against Manchester United if they repeat their showing in the loss at Southampton.

We were not here." We were not ready. We were not prepared to play in this competition to get to the semi-finals.

As his Manchester City side slumped to a dismal 0-2 defeat to Southampton in the Carabao Cup manager Pep Guardiola was blunt. “Today was not even close to ...

But the body language depends on them and sometimes they are not good." Expanding on the side’s lack of readiness for the contest the Catalan added: ”When you are not prepared to play this game you arrive one inch late and don't score a goal. This is one of my main decisions when I choose the line-up,” he explained after the disappointing result against Everton. As City will know better than most, patchy home form does not deliver a title. Dropped points against Aston Villa, Everton and Brentford are evidence of that. New players have come and we continue with them.” Or the meek 1-1 draw against strugglers Everton in the previous home game? Normally we are a team that buys and didn’t sell much. There are many games you can start not good and overcome and we didn't do it.” not just first-team players - academy and loan players. "The better team won. We were not ready.

Southampton produced the shock of the League Cup quarterfinals round, defeating the defending champions Manchester City 2-0.

“The objective of the tie was to get through. But we have to play a lot better than we did over large spells of the game,” he said. “I’m really proud of the players, of myself and the coaches. To win games you have to deserve it and tonight we didn’t deserve it.” Mary's and will now face Newcastle over two legs in a bid to reach the final. In the night's other match, Wily Boly's first-half goal put Forest ahead in the game between two more teams who are battling against relegation from the Premier League.

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible.

[Diogo Dalot](/people/diogo-dalot/) will be fit to play on Saturday after being taken off in the first half against Charlton with a hamstring problem, while [Donny Van de Beek](/people/donny-van-de-beek/) and [Axel Tuanzebe](/people/axel-tuanzebe/) are ruled out due to injury. [Riyad Mahrez](/people/riyad-mahrez/) has scored nine goals when coming off the bench under Guardiola, the most of any substitute in the Spaniard's entire managerial top-flight career, but the in-form Algerian could be recalled to the first XI on Saturday after being given a rest in midweek, with either Foden, [Jack Grealish](/people/jack-grealish/) or [Julian Alvarez](/people/julian-alvarez/) completing the front three. [Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=156907)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 2.5:data [Pep Guardiola](/people/pep-guardiola/) also endured the first-ever domestic cup quarter-final exit of his managerial career, ending a 15-game winning streak at this stage. The Dutchman appears to have restored belief at the Theatre of Dreams having overseen vast improvement in fortunes, with domestic cup glory and a top-four place in the Premier League now firmly in their sights this season. Victory for Ten Hag and co would move them to within one point of City in second place and six points behind leaders Arsenal, who follow up Sunday's North London derby with a clash against United next weekend.

The game will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with radio broadcast coming from talkSPORT. Supporters living around the world ...

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EXCLUSIVE BY JACK GAUGHAN: Summerbee still lives and breathes City, still at every game - home and away, domestic and foreign - as an ambassador.

When he was appointed, I was on the deckchairs at Torquay having a bit of fun. Briefly interrupted by a City employee desperate to say hello, Summerbee recounts the story that the astonishingly fit midfielder Bell would occasionally run backwards, chatting as his team-mates panted and wheezed. 'We used to have a warm-up around the whole park with training and interval running. Summerbee is Mr City and owes much of that to Mercer and assistant Malcolm Allison. It came over on the radio that he was manager and I phoned him up. He remains one of the most popular men in the area and the guestlist for a secret party, organised by City and his wife Tina inside the Etihad Stadium's hospitality suites, is testament to that. For those people to be there in the middle of the football season was quite remarkable. 'I used to love playing on the wing when the crowd were close to you,' he says. They were all there, the City dignitaries, for a lunch that was rather long by the end. He does rightly point to scoring at Old Trafford during a League Cup semi-final win in 1969 as one of his treasured moments. His is a unique life, one celebrated by the club when he reached the grand milestone of 80 last month. It's like a drug, isn't it?': MIKE SUMMERBEE on his secret party with Pep, his great mate George Best and sharing a glass of red with Sir Alex at Saturday's Manchester derby

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is attracting interest from other clubs after struggling for game time under Pep Guardiola recently.

However, it remains to be seen if that will still be the case come the end of the season should he continue to spend more time on the bench than in the starting XI. The Man City boss praised [Lewis for his display against Liverpool](https://www.goal.com/en/news/big-decade-guardiola-hails-rico-lewis-starring-role-man-city-victory-liverpool/blt56a2f2df8510e058) and said he ["changed the game"](https://www.goal.com/en/news/guardiola-rico-lewis-changed-game-against-chelsea-lahm-comparison/blt323250c03cb562f5) when he arrived at half-time in their win over Chelsea. Guardiola has recently placed his trust in 18-year-old Rico Lewis and has been rewarded with some impressive performances from the youngster.

Champions Manchester City crashed out of the League Cup after suffering a shock 2-0 defeat at struggling Southampton in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

We thoroughly deserved the win." He wanted us to be bold and aggressive. These games are special to play in especially when you're struggling in the league.

Manchester City slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat against Southampton to crash out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with Pep Guardiola's side failing to ...

And can he rely on Grealish to come good? Both have two league goals to their name this season, having each found the net eight times in the top-flight last term. Gundogan's future is also uncertain, with his City deal set to expire in June. Will he give Phillips another chance to cover for Rodri? There is a reason that Guardiola plays Rodri almost every single game while giving some of his other key players a rest from time to time. Will City be able to cope? [Everton](/sport/teampages/everton.html) side stuck in the bottom three. Rodri was finally given a much-needed rest for City away at Southampton. [struggled to adapt to the team's style of play](/sport/football/article-11604619/Jack-Grealish-admits-difficult-thought-adapt-Man-City.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop) since moving to City for £100m in 2021 - and it has shown on the pitch. He is a manager's dream. When at his best, Cancelo's playmaking ability from out wide can perhaps only be matched by Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Spanish midfielder is one of the best in the world in his position.

Paul Merson thinks Man Utd are capable of 'really hurting' Man City as he has made his prediction for this weekend's derby at Old Trafford.