Moussa Djenepo (on for Stuart Armstrong 66') 5: Showed some attacking intent. EPA; Sekou Mara (on for Aribo 79') N/A; Juan Larios (on for Walker-Peters 79': N/A.
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson 6: Barely had to make a save. Distribution neat and confident as always. EPA
Joao Cancelo 9: Absolutely electric performance. Southampton just couldn't live with his pace and delivery. A constant threat with his breaks down the left wing, especially when he cut inside. Set up a hatful of chances for teammates, scored a brilliant solo goal for City's opener then produced a great cross for Haaland's goal. AFP
Manuel Akanji 6: Read the game smartly. Raided forward to join the attack. Missed a right-footed shot just before half-time. EPA
Ruben Dias 7: Mashalled the City defence with his usual coolness and composure. Missed a decent chance on 78 minutes. EPA
Nathan Ake 6: Put his body on the line when required and showed his physical strength in dealing with rare Saints' attacks. Demonstrated his eye for a cultured pass. PA
Kevin de Bruyne 7: Constantly pressing and probing. Played a superbly weighted ball to set up Foden's goal and another sublime through ball for Haaland that split the defence on 63 minutes. EPA
Rodri 8: Superbly flighted ball to set up the Mahrez goal. Pulled the strings in midfield with consummate ease and quality. Getty
Bernardo Silva 7: A brilliant conductor of the City midfield. Orchestrates so many of their moves. EPA
Erling Haaland 7: Could have had a double hattrick but was not quite at his razor-sharp best. Still a constant threat, harrying the Saints' defence and linking up brilliantly with teammates. Finally got his goal with a crisp finish in the 65th minute. EPA
Riyad Mahrez 7: Always involved and missed a few difficult chances before a neatly executed volley brought him his reward in the 49th minute. Reuters
Phil Foden, 8: His intelligent movement was a nightmare for the Southampton defence. Provided a lovely assist for Cancelo's opener before getting on the scoresheet himself after 32 minutes. Always at it. PA
SUBS: Jack Grealish (on for Foden 58') 6: Good chance to score on 78 minutes but Bazunu tipped his effort over the bar. Perhaps could have done better with the shot. EPA
Sergio Gomez (on for Cancelo 70') 5: Missed a decent chance on 81 minutes. EPA
Julian Alvarez (on for De Bruyne 70') N/A. Little time to make an impact. Reuters
Cole Palmer (on for Mahrez 70') N/A. No time to shine. AFP
Rico Lewis (on for Bernardo Silva 78') N/A. Little imput. AFP
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Gavin Bazunu 8: Little he could do about the goals. Produced a string of superb saves to keep the scoreline in single figures. EPA
Kyle Walker-Peters 5: Given a torrid time by the superb Cancelo, particularly in the first half, but never threw in the towel. AFP
Mohammed Salisu 5: Made several timely interventions but ultimately unable to cope with City's pace and movement. Out of position for City's second goal. Reuters
Armel Bella-Kotchap 5: Fought a losing battle against City's superiority but never lost heart. Made several last-ditch blocks. Reuters
Romain Perraud 3: Hard to think of a meaningful contribution. Reuters
Stuart Armstrong 4: Chasing shadows for most of the game. A rasping drive from outside the box just before half-time went narrowly over the bar. Gave ball away sloppily for City's second goal. EPA
James Ward-Prowse 4: Unable to exert any real creative influence on the the game. PA
Ibrahima Diallo 4: Battled in vain to stem the City tide. AFP
Joe Aribo 3: Powerless to stop City's relentless march to victory. AFP
Che Adams 3: Broke into the City box on 64 minutes but could only produce a misplaced cross. EPA
Adam Armstrong 4: Precious little change out of City's well-drilled defensive unit. PA
SUBS: Mohamed Elyounoussi (on for Adam Armstrong 66') 4: Wasted a good chance on 86 minutes when he dragged a left-foot shot wide. EPA
Moussa Djenepo (on for Stuart Armstrong 66') 5: Showed some attacking intent. EPA; Sekou Mara (on for Aribo 79') N/A; Juan Larios (on for Walker-Peters 79': N/A.
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson 6: Barely had to make a save. Distribution neat and confident as always. EPA
Joao Cancelo 9: Absolutely electric performance. Southampton just couldn't live with his pace and delivery. A constant threat with his breaks down the left wing, especially when he cut inside. Set up a hatful of chances for teammates, scored a brilliant solo goal for City's opener then produced a great cross for Haaland's goal. AFP
Manuel Akanji 6: Read the game smartly. Raided forward to join the attack. Missed a right-footed shot just before half-time. EPA
Ruben Dias 7: Mashalled the City defence with his usual coolness and composure. Missed a decent chance on 78 minutes. EPA
Nathan Ake 6: Put his body on the line when required and showed his physical strength in dealing with rare Saints' attacks. Demonstrated his eye for a cultured pass. PA
Kevin de Bruyne 7: Constantly pressing and probing. Played a superbly weighted ball to set up Foden's goal and another sublime through ball for Haaland that split the defence on 63 minutes. EPA
Rodri 8: Superbly flighted ball to set up the Mahrez goal. Pulled the strings in midfield with consummate ease and quality. Getty
Bernardo Silva 7: A brilliant conductor of the City midfield. Orchestrates so many of their moves. EPA
Erling Haaland 7: Could have had a double hattrick but was not quite at his razor-sharp best. Still a constant threat, harrying the Saints' defence and linking up brilliantly with teammates. Finally got his goal with a crisp finish in the 65th minute. EPA
Riyad Mahrez 7: Always involved and missed a few difficult chances before a neatly executed volley brought him his reward in the 49th minute. Reuters
Phil Foden, 8: His intelligent movement was a nightmare for the Southampton defence. Provided a lovely assist for Cancelo's opener before getting on the scoresheet himself after 32 minutes. Always at it. PA
SUBS: Jack Grealish (on for Foden 58') 6: Good chance to score on 78 minutes but Bazunu tipped his effort over the bar. Perhaps could have done better with the shot. EPA
Sergio Gomez (on for Cancelo 70') 5: Missed a decent chance on 81 minutes. EPA
Julian Alvarez (on for De Bruyne 70') N/A. Little time to make an impact. Reuters
Cole Palmer (on for Mahrez 70') N/A. No time to shine. AFP
Rico Lewis (on for Bernardo Silva 78') N/A. Little imput. AFP
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Gavin Bazunu 8: Little he could do about the goals. Produced a string of superb saves to keep the scoreline in single figures. EPA
Kyle Walker-Peters 5: Given a torrid time by the superb Cancelo, particularly in the first half, but never threw in the towel. AFP
Mohammed Salisu 5: Made several timely interventions but ultimately unable to cope with City's pace and movement. Out of position for City's second goal. Reuters
Armel Bella-Kotchap 5: Fought a losing battle against City's superiority but never lost heart. Made several last-ditch blocks. Reuters
Romain Perraud 3: Hard to think of a meaningful contribution. Reuters
Stuart Armstrong 4: Chasing shadows for most of the game. A rasping drive from outside the box just before half-time went narrowly over the bar. Gave ball away sloppily for City's second goal. EPA
James Ward-Prowse 4: Unable to exert any real creative influence on the the game. PA
Ibrahima Diallo 4: Battled in vain to stem the City tide. AFP
Joe Aribo 3: Powerless to stop City's relentless march to victory. AFP
Che Adams 3: Broke into the City box on 64 minutes but could only produce a misplaced cross. EPA
Adam Armstrong 4: Precious little change out of City's well-drilled defensive unit. PA
SUBS: Mohamed Elyounoussi (on for Adam Armstrong 66') 4: Wasted a good chance on 86 minutes when he dragged a left-foot shot wide. EPA
Moussa Djenepo (on for Stuart Armstrong 66') 5: Showed some attacking intent. EPA; Sekou Mara (on for Aribo 79') N/A; Juan Larios (on for Walker-Peters 79': N/A.
