BR - Whatever way you look at it, Manchester City's 3-2 victory over Southampton in the opening round of the 2012/13 English Premier League was not what everybody expected it to be.
The Citizens were supposed to be organized, cohesive in defense, dominant in attack and run out four or five goal winners by most people's reckoning. And whilst they did indeed get the three competition points, they did it in a manner that few expected—tough, gritty and coming from behind.
