Manchester City vs. Southampton: Combined XI.

Manchester City vs. Southampton: Combined XI

By Larry Henry | Oct 21, 2016

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Nicolas Otamendi of Manchester City is tackled by Oriol Romeu of Southampton during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary's Stadium on May 1, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

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A look at the best combined XI between Manchester City and Southampton ahead of Sunday’s English Premier League clash at the Etihad.

Based on both team’s preferred formations we will use a standard four at the back, three midfielders, two attacking midfielder, and a lone striker for our purposes. First up, it’s the man between the posts.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 02: Manchester City’s Claudio Bravo during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane on October 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport/CameraSport via Getty Images) /

Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo

After arriving for Barcelona before the closing of the transfer window, Bravo might not have had the best start to his MCFC career. Still, he is the type of goalkeeper that Pep Guardiola wants and is a Chilean international.

Obviously, Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster is a top talent as well but doesn’t have a huge chance of starting for England with Joe Hart still around. He has made some acrobatic saves during his career, but still has a high ceiling. Bravo is the better goalie at the moment.