Southampton 0 - Manchester City 3 - Stats Link & Post Match Reaction

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Kompany:

"It’s up and downs but, ultimately, what gets you up is the fact you keep looking towards your objective and I know the season is long.

"I know that such moments are worth working for. If I had to work 15 years just to have one moment like this, I would do it, not a problem. I’m really happy and I want to stay in there.

"For me it’s always a long journey back. I would have liked to be injured less in my career but every single time I put in the hard work and don’t really complain too much about what’s happening to me and just carry on.

"When this happens, I feel I’m giving something back to the fans. I feel I’m finally giving something back to the team as well and that’s what you see in those moments."
 
Guardiola:

"We’re delighted with the clean sheet and the performance It’s an extremely hard place to come and to get such a result, all of us are proud. And our fans will be happy.

"We created enough chances in the first half to score but after we scored there was more space in the game for us to counter.

"Anyone can discuss about the quality of Vincent. The problem has been his injuries but finally he is back and can stay fit for us. That is what we want not just for Vincent but all our players. He is a real centre-defender in his passing and also in his set-pieces.

"We would have been stronger this season if he remained fit as well as Gabriel Jesus and Gundogan.

"We dealt with their attacks very well and the crosses from Long and Gabbiandini - they are so , so dangerous but we have the players to counter attack in Aguero, Silva and De Bruyne.

"Tomorrow Liverpool and Manchester United have a game. If Liverpool slip up we stay third but we need to focus on our own results."
 
Puel:

"It's a disappointment because we can do better, we can create better opportunities.

"We did not have enough, we were not sufficient. It was not a good day for us, but congratulations to Manchester City."
 
I was impressed with the dire to get the ball back when we lost it, to pressure Saints into mistakes and the influence of Vincent