Manchester, United Kingdom, March 10 (AFP/APP):Manchester City bounced back after their 21-game winning streak came to an end with a convincing 5-2 win over Southampton to move 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League. City’s English top-flight record run came to an end against Manchester United on Sunday. But Pep Guardiola’s men offered the second-placed Red Devils little extra encouragement that there was a route back into the title race as Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne both struck twice. City’s winning run had started against Southampton back in December when the Saints were flying high and above the now champions-elect in the table. However, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men have taken just nine points from their last 15 games to tumble down to 14th. The visitors made a bright start before their leaky defence began to creak when faced with City’s array of attacking talent. De Bruyne smashed home the opener off the underside of the bar after Alex McCarthy had parried Phil Foden’s shot on 15 minutes. The lead only lasted 10 minutes, though, as Jannik Vestegaard was hauled down by Aymeric Laporte after his initial header had been parried by Ederson. James Ward-Prowse coolly converted the … Continue reading Five-goal Man City strike back against Southampton