Oh dear... is that Haal you have to offer now, Guardiola?

TWO years ago, when Manchester City were on their way to winning the Treble, Pep Guardiola had a complete meltdown at St Mary's when his team were knocked out of the Carabao Cup.

- SIMON MULLOCK

And the paint on the away dressing room walls might be starting to blister again after this performance.

Guardiola will be furious that his team failed to leave the south coast with a victory that would have lifted them level on points with second-placed Arsenal just a day before the Gunners go to Anfield.

The Catalan doesn't have much use for a hairdryer - but you can be sure that his players would have been feeling plenty of heat.

Whether the two points dropped will cost City a place in the top five and qualification for the Champions League remains to be seen.

But if any more proof was needed that City are a million miles away from the team they used to be, this was it.

The visitors had Erling Haaland back and Phil Foden started his first game for a month alongside Kevin De Bruyne.