Manchester City avoid a third consecutive Premier League defeat as two first-half goals secure victory over Brighton at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City avoided a third consecutive Premier League defeat as two first-half goals secured victory over Brighton at Etihad Stadium.
A more composed second half from the visitors saw Ansu Fati capitalise on a poor Manuel Akanji clearance inside the penalty area. Three matches can hardly be referred to as a goal drought but, having scored 52 goals in 53 games across all competitions last season, even just one match without Haaland scoring comes as a surprise.
Alvarez has also stepped up in the absence of Haaland's goals, netting four times in eight matches after many had questioned whether the two could play in the same team. The visitors struggled in the first half as Doku had the better of James Milner, returning from a muscle injury against his former club, with the 37-year-old substituted at half-time after a torrid 45 minutes.
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