Manchester City faced off against Brighton and Hove Albion at the American Express Community Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 34th minute when Erling Haaland scored from close range. Pep Guardiola’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
James Milner came off the bench and equalised for Brighton in the 67th minute. Brajan Gruda completed the turnaround late in the game as Man City crashed to a poor 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against the Seagulls.
GK: James Trafford – 7/10
He made a lot of solid saves at the back, but still ended up conceding two goals this afternoon.
RB: Matheus Nunes – 6/10
Nunes cleared his lines when he could, but gave away a cheap penalty in the second half.
CB: John Stones – 6/10
He made a few important clearances at the back but failed to keep things solid in the second half.
CB: Abdukadir Khusanov – 6/10
Khusavov did his fair share of defending, but it was not enough this afternoon.
LB: Rayan Ait-Nouri – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times on both halves.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6/10
Silva worked hard defensively but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Rodri – 6.5/10
The Spaniard put in a good shift today, but it was far from his best.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 6.5/10
He managed to shine at times in the Brighton half, but there was no goal for him.
RW: Oscar Bobb – 6.5/10
Bobb made two promising runs with the ball but lacked quality in the final third.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to score the opener in the 34th minute.
LW: Omar Marmoush – 8/10
Marmoush was a constant menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
LW: Jeremy Doku – 6/10
He added some pace to Guardiola’s attack.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – 6.5/10
O’Reilly made one decent run with the ball.
RB: Rico Lewis – N/A
CB: Ruben Dias – N/A
