Southampton 0-0 Manchester City: Goalless draw moves Saints to 12 points

Relegated Southampton shut out lifeless Manchester Metropolis to maneuver previous the Premier League file low mark of 11 factors with a goalless draw at St Mary’s.

This season’s Saints at the moment are as much as 12 factors to make sure Derby County’s file low from the 2007-08 season stays intact for at the least one other 12 months.

Metropolis may have moved degree on factors with second-placed Arsenal with a win however served up a dismal attacking show every week earlier than their FA Cup closing towards Crystal Palace.

They keep in third place however the dropped factors on the south coast may show expensive in a good race for a top-five end and a spot within the Champions League subsequent season.

Erling Haaland returned from damage however supplied little as Pep Guardiola’s facet had been content material to play at strolling tempo towards an admittedly packed Southampton defence, and seemed devoid of concepts for many of the recreation.

Defender Manuel Akanji headed extensive from a nook and Bernardo Silva noticed a shot hacked off the road by Saints captain Jack Stephens.

Saints goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was solely known as into severe motion inside the previous couple of minutes, clawing away a header from Ruben Dias earlier than Omar Marmoush rattled the crossbar from lengthy vary.

However there have been cheers from the stoic house crowd on the whistle because the hosts held on for only a third clear sheet all season.