Manchester City vs Brighton: The reigning champions of the Premier League return to the summit of the league after a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on October 8, 2023.
Manchester City defeated seventh-placed Brighton 2-1 on October 21, 2023 to return to the top
Julian Alvarez, who has been Manchester City’s most important player this season, scored in the seventh minute of the match after receiving a Jeremy Doku’s pass.
A few minutes later, Erling Haaland increased his goal tally to nine this season after Brighton misplaced a pass at the back.
However, Ansu Fati gave Brighton hope of coming back into the game with Manchester City. Manuel Akanji received a red card before the end of the second half.
The Swiss will miss the Manchester Derby next week.
How Manchester City Defeated Brighton to return to the top of the Premier League Table
Manchester City came close to getting the first goal with a Jeremy Doku’s attempt in the 5th minute, but it went wide.
Doku, who had been sparkling since the beginning of the match, provided a good assist for Julian Alvarez, who put the ball past Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from 12 yards.
It is a Manchester City kind of goal, with Brighton players still yet to settle down in the game. John Stones had his attempt saved a few minutes after Manchester City scored the first goal.
It was a beautiful attempt from the English defender, who hasn’t scored in a long time. Brighton had themselves to blame for Manchester City’s second goal.
Carlos Baleba gave the ball to Erling Haaland, who wasted no time in putting the ball in the back of the net in the 19th minute of the match.
Erling Haaland scored his ninth goal of the season in the Premier League. The Roberto De Zerbi men were not really ready for Manchester City’s total dominance.
For the Brighton side, James Milner had been the weakest link in the game; he had been beaten countless times in the match.
Before the end of the first half, Phil Foden and Rodri were given yellow cards.
However, the second half started well for the Brighton side, who had a clear chance to get a goal in the second half.
Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega’s goal kick went straight to Brighton’s Simon Adingra, who quickly released the ball to Pascal Gross, but the German took too many touches and allowed Manchester City to recover.
Manchester City were close to making it 3-0 with a Foden attempt on goal, but it was stopped by Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen.
In the 67th minute of the match, the Brighton goalkeeper was called into action again, saving the ball with his chest from Haaland’s shot.
Mitoma had a chance to score in the 70th minute, but his attempt was well defended by Manchester City. The Brighton winger couldn’t believe he couldn’t score a goal to give Brighton hope.
After Brighton goalkeeper made an attempt to come out of his 18-yard box, Alvarez made an attempt to hit the ball from a long distance, but Dunk cleared the ball, which led to Brighton counter attack.
Brighton’s counterattack led to a goal when Ansu Fati put the ball into the Manchester City net. Brighton fans hope they get an equalizer before the end of the game but that didn’t happened as the game ended in City’s favour.
