The good news from AMEX Stadium not long before the match started has further motivated coach Arne Slot and his team. The two-horse race between Man City and Liverpool has just appeared not long ago and has started to show signs of separating and that is really a good sign for “The Kop”.

At the AMEX Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s starting lineup was quite strong and no one doubted the ability of “The Citizens” to control the game.

Erling Haaland opened the scoring for the visitors in the 23rd minute and became the first player playing in England to reach the milestone of 75 goals in the fastest time, after only 77 matches.

If Haaland could have doubled the lead just 3 minutes later, the game would have been different for Man City.

Having dominated the game, with many scoring opportunities but failing to capitalize on them, Man City could only blame themselves when the home team Brighton rose strongly at the end of the match.

Substitute Joao Pedro took advantage of a chaotic situation in front of the Man City goal in the 78th minute to equalise for Brighton at 1-1. Five minutes later, the home side sent the stadium into a frenzy when Matt O’Riley received a pass from Joao Pedro and broke through to beat goalkeeper Ederson.

Brighton won their first match after 14 draws and losses against Man City, while Pep Guardiola’s team did not understand what happened to suffer their fourth consecutive defeat on all fronts. This unprecedented situation under Pep Guardiola left Man City stuck in second place, unable to surpass Liverpool as expected before the match.