Manchester City defeat Brighton 2-1 at Etihad Stadium

Man. City won against Brighton & Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium, and Guardiola’s side got back on the winning way after losing their previous 2 matches in the Premier League.

FULL-TIME | A win at home! 💪

🩵 2-1 ⚫️ #ManCity | @okx pic.twitter.com/dMdqo3MiYl

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 21, 2023

Julian Alvarez scored the 1^st goal in the clash in the 7^th minute after Jeremy Doku’s assist. Erling Haaland doubled the lead for the Sky Blues with his goal in the 19^th minute.

The Seagulls got back in the match when Ansu Fati scored in the 73^rd minute to make his team trail only 1 goal. Deep in the extra time, Manuel Akanji received his 2^nd yellow card and was sent off, but Brighton got time for only 2-3 attacks with 1 player more on the pitch, and they failed to find a way to score 2^nd goal and leave Manchester with a point.

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🕸️ Julián Álvarez, on fire at Manchester City this season…

🏟️ 14 appearances
⚽️ 7 goals
👟 5 assists

…and 9 goals in 9 PL games for Erling Haaland, business as usual. 🤖 pic.twitter.com/98wV1BU9S2

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 21, 2023

Manchester City is in 1^st place with 21 points after 9 matches, while Brighton is in 7^th place with 16 points after 9 games as the Seagulls won only 1 point from their last 3 league matches.