First-half goals from Julián Álvarez and Erling Haaland gave Manchester City, who had Manuel Akanji sent off in injury-time, a 2-1 win against Brighton
Since Manchester City’s FA Cup third round victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in January a lot has happened. That was the start of a record-breaking run that helped Pep Guardiola’s team win a historic treble. Such triumphs can make it a struggle to find the motivation to keep improving but a 21st straight home victory in all competitions over Brighton to surpass Manchester United’s run of 20 more than a decade ago shows how high the standards are under Guardiola.
De Zerbi is one of the names tipped to replace Guardiola when he eventually departs. His tactical acumen and eagerness to attack are key reasons behind his Brighton success. In the early stages the Seagulls went man-to-man with the City back four, as they looked to target a perceived weakness in the home side’s defence.Few teams that go toe-to-toe with City at the Etihad Stadium come out of it well and Brighton were behind in the seventh minute.
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