Manchester City suffer second straight defeat to Brighton
Brighton claimed their first away league win at Manchester City, winning 1-0 to hand City a second straight Premier League defeat.
Pundits analysed Brighton’s 1-0 win, highlighting the visitors’ brave, balanced display as City were beaten at home.
Jérémy Doku impressed but City lost 1-0 as Ayari scored early. Despite 62% possession and 21 shots, Erling Haaland lacked service and Verbruggen plus Brighton’s defence held firm.
City fell to a historic 1-0 home defeat as Ayari scored early, Lewis Dunk made a key block on Haaland and Verbruggen plus Brighton’s defence preserved the clean sheet.
Brighton’s Ferdi Kadioglu missed the 1-0 win at City through injury, but Fabian Hürzeler hopes he can return for Getafe after training and then being left out.
City lost 1-0 to Brighton after Ayari’s early goal, failed to respond as they did in the cup, and now risk losing top spot after a second straight league defeat.
Brighton sealed a landmark 1-0 win at Man City with Verbruggen and Lewis Dunk outstanding, while Haaland was largely kept quiet in a resolute clean-sheet display.
Back-to-back league defeats, 1-0 to Brighton after 2-1 at Aston Villa, have left Maresca needing answers as City’s early flawless start gives way to mounting issues.
Brighton beat City 1-0 at the Etihad, with Fabian Hürzeler praising his side’s defensive mindset, togetherness and clean sheet after Ayari’s early goal.
Maresca said ‘silly goals’ and individual errors are costing City after Matheus Nunes missed a cross and Yasin Ayari struck Brighton’s winner in a 1-0 home defeat.
