One man down? No matter! Manchester City climbed into second place as they successfully powered past Southampton 3-0 on the road.
It has been a good week for City fans, who saw their team keep their Champions League campaign alive courtesy of a brilliant performance by star striker Sergio Aguero. The Argentinian's hat-trick was enough to see off Bundesliga outfit Bayern Munich, who had already qualified and now the reigning Premier League champions will have to fight it out with Roma for a ticket to the round of 16.
Goals from Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard, and Gael Clichy were enough to seal all three points, with ex-Chelsea star Lampard being singled out for praise by former teammates and the media alike.
The result had people talking on social media. Have a look at some of the reactions below.
Franky Lampard doing franky lampard... Edge of the box = goal for him!!!
— Demba Ba (@dembabafoot) November 30, 2014
I think Lampard has been rather better value for money for Manchester City than Mangala.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 30, 2014
Mangala v Aguero in training every day must be wonderful entertainment for the rest of the City squad
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) November 30, 2014
Q: What about Lampard's future at City? Pellegrini: We'll decide in December Q: It's December tomorrow Pellegrini: Ask me tomorrow then
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) November 30, 2014
Southampton: Have conceded as many goals vs Manchester City (3) as they had in their previous 9 Premier League matches
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) November 30, 2014
Most goals in Premier League history: Shearer (260), Cole (187), Rooney (178), Henry (175), Lampard (174). pic.twitter.com/FblDdq5xJ5
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 30, 2014 
