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Moussa Djenepo's goal was his first for Southampton since scoring in the 3-0 FA Cup win over Bournemouth on 20 March, 2021Southampton manager Nathan Jones recorded the biggest win of his short reign as they reached the EFL Cup semi-finals with a richly deserved win over favourites Manchester City.
Jones has struggled for approval from Saints fans since his arrival from Luton Town but his rating surely soared with the manner in which the Premier League strugglers maintained their good cup form.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola rested key players such as Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne with this weekend's derby with Manchester United at Old Trafford in mind, but nothing must detract from a vibrant Southampton display.
The game was settled in the first half by Sekou Mara's crisp finish after 23 minutes and a superb second from Moussa Djenepo five minutes later when he caught City keeper Stefan Ortega badly out of position off his line with a lofted long-range finish.
Guardiola threw on De Bruyne and Haaland after the break but it was to no avail as Southampton defended their lead with fierce determination to reach the last four.
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Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu
Squad number4Player nameLyanco
Squad number6Player nameCaleta-Car
Squad number22Player nameSalisu
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number27Player nameDiallo
Squad number19Player nameDjenepo
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
Squad number18Player nameMara
Squad number10Player nameAdams
Squad number11Player nameOrsic
Squad number15Player namePerraud
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Manchester City
Squad number18Player nameOrtega- Squad number7Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number14Player nameLaporte- Squad number21Player nameGómez
- Squad number80Player namePalmer
- Squad number4Player namePhillips
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
- Squad number6Player nameAké
- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Bazunu
- 4Lyanco
- 6Caleta-Car
- 22Salisu
- 2Walker-Peters
- 45LaviaBooked at 25minsSubstituted forElyounoussiat 62'minutes
- 27DialloBooked at 79mins
- 19DjenepoSubstituted forPerraudat 57'minutes
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forOrsicat 83'minutes
- 18MaraSubstituted forAdamsat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Aribo
- 10Adams
- 11Orsic
- 13Caballero
- 15Perraud
- 23Edozie
- 24Elyounoussi
- 46Morgan
- 50Finnigan
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 18Ortega
- 7Cancelo
- 2WalkerSubstituted forAkanjiat 45'minutes
- 14Laporte
- 21GómezSubstituted forAkéat 45'minutes
- 80PalmerSubstituted forDe Bruyneat 45'minutes
- 4PhillipsSubstituted forRodriat 63'minutes
- 8Gündogan
- 47Foden
- 19Álvarez
- 10GrealishSubstituted forHaalandat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Aké
- 9Haaland
- 16Rodri
- 17De Bruyne
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 25Akanji
- 26Mahrez
- 31Ederson
- 82Lewis
Referee:Peter Bankes
Attendance:22,996
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 2, Manchester City 0.
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Manchester City 0.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Foden.
Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southampton. Mislav Orsic replaces Adam Armstrong.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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