Thanks in particular to a goal from Haaland, Manchester City won against Brighton this Saturday afternoon.
After losing three of their last four matches in all competitions before the international break, Manchester City was keen to reassure himself in the face of Brightonwho remained in four matches without a victory, this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.
City masters the first act
Very quickly, the Cityzens dominated the debates and found the fault in the 7th minute by Julian Alvarez which concludes an excellent work of Jeremy Doku and opens the scoring (1-0, 7th). Dominant and in total control with the return of John Stones in the starting eleven, the Mancuniens doubled the lead in the 19th minute thanks to a strike at the entrance to the area.Erling Haaland which ends a drought of four matches without scoring at club level (2-0, 19th).
YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE ERLING HAALAND A GIFT! 💥
The Norwegian scores his 9th goal of the season in the Premier League in 9 matches… after not scoring in the last 2 matches 🤯#MCIBHA | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/PdTxLdS9gb
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) October 21, 2023
Brighton reacts
After a completely dominated first period, Pep Guardiola’s men returned to the locker room with a two-goal lead. With their heads underwater, the Seagulls returned to the field with the ambition of overturning the match and finally began to appear dangerous, notably thanks to the breakthroughs of Kaoru Mitoma on the left side. The Japanese is also at the origin of the reduction in the score ofAnsu Fati, who took advantage of a poor recovery from Akanji to score his second goal with his new team this season. (2-1, 73rd)
A burst of pride which pushes Roberto De Zerbi’s players to seek the equalizer but suffers another hard blow because after Danny Welbeck’s injury in the first period, it is Solly Marsch who leaves the field after a knee injury which could keep him away from the field for several months. City finally won 2-1 despite the exclusion of Manuel Akanji, and resumed their march forward. Provisional leader pending results from Tottenham and Arsenal. For its part, Brighton continues a fifth match without success and is in 7th place in the league.
