Battle of the billionaires

OWNERS

Southampton: Katharina Liebherr, 36, inherited the club when her father, Markus, died in 2010. Has guided the club calmly through summer crisis.

Man City: Sheikh Mansour, deputy PM of the UAE, has a fortune of £20billion and bought City in 2008.

FINANCES

Southampton: Markus Liebherr bought the Saints in 2009 for £15m. He spent as much again on players and debt servicing and converted his loans into shares. Club is now self-funding.

Man City: Sheik Mansour’s net outlay is almost £900m. That includes the £304.9m original purchase price and more than £560m cumulative losses.

TALENT PRODUCTION

Southampton: Gareth Bale,

iD Theo Walcott and Adam Lallana were produced and sold by Saints, while James Ward-Prowse, Harrison Reed and Lloyd Isgrove are current first-team academy products.

Man City: Have had an academy since 1998, with Dedryck Boyata the only current City player among its alumni. New Etihad Campus, at £200m, will aspire to be a hub of talent production.

STARS

Southampton: Graziano Pelle has scored six Premier League goals.

Man City: World-class spine of Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.

MANAGERS

Southampton: Ronald Koeman played for Ajax and Barcelona among others. Managed in Holland and Spain before joining the Saints last summer.

Man City: Manuel Pellegrini played for club and country as a defender in his native Chile. Managed big clubs there and in Argentina and Spain before moving to City in 2013.