Pep Guardiola is braced for Manchester City to come up against the world specialist in set-pieces when they take on Southampton.
The Blues have worked hard to improve their performances this season from dead balls, with new first-team coach Carlos Vicens tasked with focusing on those situations after Nicolas Jover departed for Arsenal. And the results have been impressive, with only Liverpool (11) scoring more than the leaders (9) from set-pieces and no side has conceded fewer than them (1) so far in the league.
However, Guardiola knows not only that James Ward-Prowse is excellent from free-kicks and corners - he has enthused and worried about the player before - but that he is also in form. The 27-year-old has four goals from his last five games as Ralph Hasenhuttl's side have moved up the table in recent weeks.
