Manchester City travels to Brighton for the 29th day of the Premier League, this Thursday (9 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this match.
With its experience in the final sprint, Manchester City is master of its destiny. By winning all their matches between now and the end of the championship, Pep Guardiola’s gang will have the assurance of retaining their title of champion of England. It would be a small feat, as the three-way match with Arsenal and Liverpool has been fierce throughout this exceptional campaign.
To do this, the Sky Blues will already have to tame a Brighton team still praised for their quality of play, despite their disappointing 10th place this season. Pep Guardiola is very wary of Roberto De Zerbi. “ My admiration for him grows every seasonenthused the Catalan technician. Brighton had other problems. Many important players were sold, such as Colwill, Mac Allister and Caicedo. They are very important players. They had numerous injuries throughout the competition. But their way of playing is still there. He’s doing an incredible job in Brighton! “. As a reminder, City will be deprived of their scorer Erling Haaland for this trip.
The expected compositions
Brighton : Verbruggen — Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Lamptey — Baleba, Gross — Adingra, Moder, Enciso — Ferguson.
Manchester City : Ederson — Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol — Rodri, Kovacic — Doku, Foden, Grealish — Alvarez.
Where to watch the game ?
This match between Brighton and Manchester City counting for the 29th day of the Premier League will be broadcast this Thursday evening on Canal + Foot, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, MyCanal.