Summary City defeated the overreaching side by 3 - Nil to cut it down to size
LONDON (AP) - Manchester City cut Southampton down to size by dislodging the overachieving side from second place on Sunday, while Tottenham came from behind to beat Everton in the Premier League.
Defending champion City was frustrated in the first half at St. Mary s, but Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard and Gael Clichy netted after the break to claim a 3-0 victory.
With Arsenal and Manchester United up next, this was a disappointing start to a sequence of games that will show how realistic Southampton s top-four ambitions are.
Tottenham, led by former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino, is just two points from the Champions League places after beating Everton. Roberto Soldado and Christian Eriksen scored to send Tottenham up to seventh place with a second successive 2-1 league win.
