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Unfortuntely there is still 20 mins left.. And Sterling is on a hat trick.

5-1 .. on course.

City are clearly just taking it easy a bit more.

Plucky second half performance followed by 3 more City goals saves Hughes' job.

Goal difference stands at -11 currently. I hope we can keep it at least below Cardiff's -15.

Part of the BBC HT analysis: Man City 4-1 Southampton This is possibly under-appreciating just how much went into that first half display from Man City, but it doesn't even feel like they've had to work that hard for this scoreline.

Unlikely to be any backlash. From what I can see the players couldn't care less.

I was waiting for the 4th before half time. Wouldn't want to give any hope of a come back second half etc.

One of the most ridiculous things he has ever said. So let's keep them calm and happy and only concede 3?

Superb penalty. Perfect penalty. Calm, sold the keeper. Love it. Now we know it'll be 7-1. We have our 1.

It's about time we stopped the two up front experiment. Leaves us without enough players over the rest of the pitch.

I'd say even with a club record defeat today, both will remain.To think otherwise is delusion.. there is no-one at the club able to make a decision like that.

Strange from our players. Literally just waddling around the pitch and allowing City to do what they like. Nowhere near them at all.No real effort being shown. Going to severely damage our goal difference and any small confidence we had.City can sit back now, or score as many as they want really.

Training match for City so far.

I think you'll find they already have. City barely out of the blocks and 2-0 up. Could be the 7-1 we haven't had for a while.

Expect to get beat. They are one of the best teams in the world. Hope we put up some sort of fight though..

I think you might be getting overly worked up about this. Sam hasn't really been part of the first team so far his season so why would Hughes mention it? He probably just wanted an easy answer to a basic question rather than detailing all the injuries our reserve team have.

This is how I feel too. He has a chance every day to impress. If he was banging them in at training and doing more than Austin, Long, Gabbi and Ings then Hughes would surely give him a chance like any sane person would. Clearly he isn't doing enough to warrant a place. Easier to assume Hughes is just stubborn and stupid though.

Indeed. If Sims was the answer you'd think he'd be setting the world alight in the Championship. He can't even get in their team.

Heading down. Man City up next. Could another manager do any better though?

Gabbi has looked sharper today, done more than Austin. But finishing the usual dross. Needs more game time. No doubt Austin will remain in next game then.

See.. people say there are worse teams than us in the league. And cite Cardiff as example. On evidence so far they have more than enough to beat us.

Not sure I would even if it happened. Not until FT at least

Just waiting for the inevitable last min Newcastle goal. Hughes would go if that happens?

Gradually whittled away all the good players and destroyed the belief of those left behind. What's odd is whomever we bring in seems to drop to our level. Something wrong somewhere.