Ruben Dias has praised City's effort, application and character after securing a 1-0 victory over Southampton, claiming our first league clean sheet since the opening weekend of the season.

Our last league shut-out came in our 2-0 away victory over Chelsea in our opening fixture of the season.

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Erling Haaland‘s fifth minute goal was enough to secure three points against the Saints, who rattled the crossbar just before half-time.

Pep Guardiola‘s men created plenty of chances but could not find a second goal at the Etihad Stadium, as the three points take us to the top of the league.

After the game, Dias expressed his delight with our second clean sheet of the league season.

“Three points, clean sheet, very happy,” he said.

“We could have scored many more. Sometimes it goes that way.

“The team showed very good resilience and hard work on being disciplined to keep the zero at the back.”

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Dias also spoke about the good form of his compatriot Matheus Nunes, who provided the assist for the goal, and also touched on how it feels to consistently come up against teams who defend deep.

Watch the entire interview via the video at the top of the page.