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Misfiring Manchester City kept in title contention thanks to impressive defensive partnership

There was a time, not all that long ago, when a 1-0 Manchester City win at Southampton was sparking wild, late celebrations for Pep Guardiola and his team.

Gabriel Jesus's injury-time winner earned the champions Centurions status, left Guardiola and his staff hugging each other in delight and City's subs sprinting down the touchline to join the pile-on in front of the away fans.

Remember that City side? Free-scoring, multiple record-breaking and runaway title winners who regularly had their opponents beaten before games had even kicked off.

Manchester City's win at Southampton underlined their goalscoring woes this season
City have looked a shadow of the free-scoring side that romped to 100 points in 2017-18

The victory they earned to complete their 2017/18 campaign brought a fitting reward for their sensational season and an equally impressive, swashbuckling team.