Manchester City came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Southampton and return to the top of the Premier League on goal difference.

Kelechi Iheanacho came on as a half-time substitute and scored the equaliser to cancel out Nathan Redmond’s 27th-minute opener, reports PremierLeague.com.

Southampton took the lead when Redmond pounced on a back pass from John Stones intended for Vincent Kompany, the City captain making his first PL appearance since 19 April, and rounded Claudio Bravo to silence the Etihad Stadium.

Stones thought that he had made amends shortly afterwards when he connected with Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick, only to be denied by an offside decision against Sergio Aguero.

Iheanacho replaced De Bruyne at half-time and within 10 minutes had equalised, meeting Leroy Sane’s low, left-wing centre.

City threatened a second with Ikay Gundogan and Iheanacho thwarted by Forster but City, who move on to 20 points along with Arsenal and Liverpool, had to settle for a point.