The Premier League runners-up traveled to Brighton with the aim of getting back on track after three consecutive defeats.
Manchester City is going through a difficult period with three defeats in a row, an unusual record for the war machine that is Pep Guardiola’s team. After defeats at Tottenham (League Cup), Bournemouth (Premier League) then at Sporting Lisbon (Champions League), Manchester City moved to Brighton.
At the American Express Stadium in Brighton, The Cityzens were first able to count on their goal machine. Erling Haaland (23rd) opened the scoring well launched by Kovacic, the Norwegian striker won his duel against the former Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to open the score.
In the second period, the Seagulls coach brought Matthew O’Riley (57th) then João Pedro (66th) into play. A masterstroke given that shortly after the rise of Kevin De Bruyne for the last quarter of an hour, the Brazilian equalized on a mix-up (78th).
The equalizer then turned into a passer for O’Riley (83rd) who secured the victory for the locals, leading Brighton to the foot of the podium, in 4th place in the Premier League. Opposite, City enters the crisis with a fourth defeat in a row.
