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Mahrez joins Fowler, Giggs, Salah in Premier League exclusive list as Manchester City beat Southampton

Riyad Mahrez has joined Robbie Fowler, Robin van Persie, Ryan Giggs, Mohamed Salah, Romelu Lukaku and Olivier Giroud to score more than 50 Premier League goals with the left foot.

The forward scored twice to help the Citizens secure a 5-2 victory over Southampton in Wednesday’s English top-flight game at Etihad Stadium.

The winger was afforded his 19th Premier League start this season and utilized the opportunity to increase his tally and helped Pep Guardiola’s men to further extend their lead at the top of the table.

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The Citizens hit the ground running in the encounter with Kevin De Bruyne opening the scoring in the 15th minute after pouncing on a loose ball.