Man City travel to Brighton after three consecutive defeats in all competitions. They had to use many young players to register for this match after a series of injuries to key players.
The visitors had a dream start, opening the scoring in the 12th minute. From a pass from Mateo Kovacic, Erling Haaland ran down and finished in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
After dominating the opening minutes, City slowed down and Brighton had chances to take control. Brighton missed six big chances in the second half, with constant pressure on the Citizens' defence, forcing goalkeeper Ederson to make saves.
In the 78th minute, after a series of missed opportunities, Danny Welbeck crossed the ball for Joao Pedro to finish close to the goal to equalize for Brighton. Just 5 minutes later, Pedro passed the ball to Matt O'Riley facing the goal, putting the home team ahead.
At the end of the match, Pep Guardiola sent Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva - two stars who had just recovered from injury - onto the field, but their physical strength was not yet guaranteed to help the team overcome difficulties.
In the end, Man City suffered a 1-2 defeat against Brighton, thereby falling 5 points behind Liverpool in the rankings. This was the Citizens' 4th consecutive defeat in all competitions, marking a rare crisis for Pep Guardiola's machine.
