Manchester City have the chance to extend their unbeaten streak this afternoon.

For their latest match, City will be taking on Southampton in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium.

In their previous league outing, Pep Guardiola saw his side come from 1-0 down to beat Wolves 2-1 at Molineux.

Following that, City thrashed Sparta Prague 5-0 on Wednesday night for their latest Champions League match.

With the champions now the only to have not lost a match in the campaign, everyone at City will be hoping that remains the case.

Looking ahead to this afternoon's showdown with the Saints, Guardiola has four big considerations to keep in mind, as highlighted below.

Start Matheus Nunes In the absence of Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish and Oscar Bobb, Matheus Nunes started on the left-wing in midweek against Sparta.

This then saw the Portuguese international score one goal and provide two assists to show how useful and effective he can be in that position.

After the match, Guardiola suggested that he hasn't been giving Nunes the minutes he deserves. Therefore, today's game would be a great opportunity for the 26-year-old to show his quality once again.

Exploit Southampton's weakness with constant pressure Behind City (88.6%), Southampton have the second-highest passing accuracy percentage (85.7%) in the league.

However, Russell Martin's side have made more errors that have led to them conceding shots at goal (10) than any other side in the division.

Therefore, if City are able to put pressure on the Saints defenders when out of possession, they could exploit this weakness to help them secure a victory.

Give minutes to James McAtee and Nico O'Reilly With City having multiple players out injured at the moment, this is a match where Guardiola should be looking to give fringe players such as James McAtee and Nico O'Reilly some minutes.

With the Citizens having some big league fixtures ahead of them following today's match with Southampton, it will be key for Guardiola to have as many players fit and as fresh as possible.

Score first Out of their eight Premier League games this season, City have conceded first on four occasions, three of which have been at home.

To get out of that habit, scoring first against the Saints, who have conceded 18 goals in total this season, would be the best thing for them to do as well as going on to pick up all three points.

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