Pep Guardiola said the 'exceptional' Jack Grealish had his best ever game for Manchester City in their 1-1 draw with Southampton.
The Premier League leaders saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end at St Mary's, the ground that had proved the launchpad for their unstoppable run last season.
Aymeric Laporte cancelled out Kyle Walker Peters' early opener but City could not find another goal and had to settle for a point.
Grealish started up front in an all-English front line for City but was seemingly well-marshalled by the home team; neither of his two shots tested the Saints' goalkeeper and his most notable actions were getting involved in a spat with Oriol Romeu and then waiting for the Southampton midfielder in the tunnel after the game.
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