The ‘Sky Blues’ won 4-1 and are second in the Premier League with 20 points, just two behind the London team.
Phil Foden, with a double, led Manchester City to victory in the south of England, on his visit to the Brighton & Hove Albion field (1-4), which places Pep Guardiola’s men second in the table.
The Sky Blues They managed a perfect first half hour to disarm a Brighton that came to this match in Champions League positions with only five goals conceded in eight days.
Nevertheless, Ilkay Gungodan opened the scoring before the 15th minute, in an error of Robert Sánchez, and Foden achieved a double (28 ′ and 30 ′) before the half hour of play. Those of Graham Potter, with the game practically already sentenced, improved in the second half, putting a lot of pressure on City and threatening Ederson’s door.
And they received the award ten minutes from the end, when Ederson committed a clear penalty on Enock Mwepu that transformed the Argentine Alexcis McAllister. It was too late and there was no room for the comeback of the Seagulls, that ended up giving up with a bit of Riyad Mahrez in the last minute, who has scored three goals this week.
City remain second in the table, two points behind Chelsea, who beat Norwich City 7-0 this Saturday, and will play again during the week in the League Cup against West Ham United away from home.
Brighton resists in the Champions League, fourth with fifteen units, the same as Tottenham Hotspur, who have yet to play, and one more than Manchester United and West Ham, who have one game less. (D)
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