Manchester Metropolis suffered a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions, as they have been defeated 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion on the Amex Stadium.
In what was described as a “unhealthy place” by Bernardo Silva earlier within the week, Manchester Metropolis have been determined to take three factors on the south coast, however the efforts of the house facet thwarted the blues as issues acquired even darker for the champions.
It grew to become a fourth consecutive defeat for Manchester Metropolis, which is a primary in Pep Guardiola’s complete managerial profession, because the reigning Champions as soon as once more made arduous work for themselves heading into the ultimate worldwide break of the calendar 12 months.
Metropolis managed the tempo of the match early on with out threatening Bart Verbruggen an excessive amount of, till Mateo Kovacic slipped Erling Haaland by way of who made no mistake in entrance of purpose giving Metropolis the lead halfway by way of the primary half.
A few half possibilities for either side adopted, with Verbruggen making a number of tidy saves, whereas Josko Gvardiol made a key block on the different finish, however Manchester Metropolis held their lead going into the break on the Amex.
The hosts thought that they had equalised early within the second half when a lofted cross down the Brighton left landed on the pinnacle of Jack Hinshelwood, who positioned his header straight at Ederson who parried the trouble away.
A flurry of Brighton possibilities gave the house facet some confidence, with Ederson as soon as once more arising with a few large saves to maintain the Blues in entrance with 70 minutes gone within the recreation.
Nonetheless, with Metropolis beneath the cosh, Joao Pedro delivered a hammer blow to equalise for the Seagulls, pouncing on a scramble contained in the penalty space, taking pictures into the bottom and over Ederson to tee up a dramatic finale.
With momentum swinging in favour of the hosts, they made no mistake of punishing the champions, with Matt O’Riley giving Brighton an enormous lead with solely seven minutes to play within the contest.
Regardless of a few half possibilities for the blues, Manchester Metropolis couldn’t flip it round, as they suffered a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions for the primary time for the reason that Stuart Pearce days in 2006.
With that being stated, right here is how we rated the Manchester Metropolis gamers’ performances within the 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on the Amex on Saturday night!
Participant Rankings
Beginning XI
Ederson – 7.5
Made quite a few essential saves within the second half and was unlucky to lose his clear sheet standing.
Kyle Walker – 5
Walker appears to have misplaced a yard of tempo this season, with wingers catching on to his age and punishing him emphatically. A number of key possibilities for Brighton got here down the fullback’s facet tonight.
Simpson-Pusey – 6.5
A second successive begin for the teenager who had a tidy efficiency general.
Josko Gvardiol – 6.5
A uncommon look within the centre of defence for Gvardiol, who appeared comfy general.
Rico Lewis – 6
Not the best outing of his Metropolis profession, with Lewis understandably wanting leggy. Gradual to react to Brighton’s second.
Mateo Kovacic – 8
Delivered the help for Haaland’s purpose and appeared sharp in midfield general, working proceedings for a big portion of the sport.
Ilkay Gundogan – 7
A good displaying from the German earlier than being changed by Bernardo Silva within the second half.
Phil Foden – 7
It feels as if Foden isn’t fairly at his greatest but this season for one cause or one other. Metropolis might want to depend on the excellence Foden proven final season if they’re to select their toes up once more on this marketing campaign.
Savinho – 7.5
The Brazilian winger proven glimpses of high quality within the first half, together with a guilt edged probability which was saved by Verbruggen, however the winger couldn’t discover the killer edge whereas on the pitch.
Erling Haaland – 7.5
A tough-fought opening purpose gave the blues a deserved lead, courtesy of Haaland who had a stable afternoon.
Matheus Nunes – 7
Regardless of not contributing instantly it was one other good efficiency from Nunes, who proved his value within the line-up tonight.
Substitutes
Bernardo Silva – 6
Didn’t make any notable contributions throughout his 20-minute cameo.
Kevin De Bruyne – 6
Much like Silva, De Bruyne didn’t have sufficient time to make his presence felt.