Manchester City 3-1 Brighton Erling Haaland scores twice

Haaland now has an incredible 17 goals in 11 league games - and 12 in his past five home games. However, it was skipper Kevin de Bruyne who scored the best of the day, curling a superb shot into the top corner from 25 yards from Bernardo Silva's inside pass.

It ended hopes of a Brighton comeback, which were raised after Leandro Trossard's second-half effort beat Ederson from the corner of the area. As it is, Brighton are still without a win under new boss Roberto de Zerbi, while Pep Guardiola's side close to within a point of leaders Arsenal.Reaction to Man City's win against Brighton, plus live coverage of Chelsea v Man Utd

Haaland the scoring machine

After failing to score at Liverpool last weekend, Haaland was on - for him - a barren run of two hours without a goal. His opener emphasised how much speed, power and awareness he has.

City keeper Ederson deserves huge credit for launching a long ball from his penalty area over the top of the Brighton defence. Seagulls keeper Robert Sanchez dashed out of his goal but Haaland beat him to the ball and knocked it past him. Then he barged Adam Webster out of the way before rolling the ball into an empty net.

It meant the longest Haaland has gone without a Premier League goal remains 148 minutes. Pretty soon, he had another as he drove home a penalty after the video assistant referee stopped play to rule Lewis Dunk had fouled Silva.

That goal was Guardiola's 600th as City boss, a figure achieved in six and a half trophy-laden years that last week was marked by City being confirmed as 'Club of the Year' at the Ballon d'Or awards. Not everything was perfect for City. Riyad Mahrez missed a glorious chance to put them three ahead just before Trossard's goal after being set up by De Bruyne.

The Algerian looked distinctly unimpressed as he was replaced by Phil Foden. And Aymeric Laporte needed treatment for an injury in stoppage time that might make him a doubt for Tuesday's Champions League trip to Borussia Dortmund.

Brighton complaints

There were Brighton grievances against both City's first-half goals. Webster was still complaining to referee Craig Pawson at the break that he was fouled by Haaland for the opening goal, while central defensive partner Dunk argued that Silva kicked him rather than the other way round for the penalty. They were both debatable calls - and the type visiting teams need to go their way if they are to leave Etihad Stadium with anything.

It was pretty obvious Brighton's fourth place in the table when Graham Potter left for Chelsea was a false one and there were some tough games to come. Nevertheless, that is two points from five games in charge now for De Zerbi before Potter's return to the Amex Stadium next Saturday. There have been subtle tweaks to Potter's team by the Italian, who wants Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister to get on the ball more often in midfield, but a familiar Brighton failing of not scoring enough goals is becoming evident once more.

Trossard's goal fell into the speculative category. But he wasted Brighton's best chance to equalise when he sprinted into the box and, instead of trying to find a centrally placed team-mate, attempted to beat Ederson from an impossible angle. Player of the match HaalandErling Haaland with an average of 7.96Man CityManchester CityManchester CityBrightonBrighton & Hove AlbionBrighton & Hove Albion

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Squad number9Player nameHaalandAverage rating7.96Squad number17Player nameDe BruyneAverage rating 7.52Squad number47Player nameFodenAverage rating 7.12Squad number20Player nameBernardo SilvaAverage rating 6.63Squad number7Player nameJoão CanceloAverage rating 6.62Squad number19Player nameÁlvarezAverage rating 6.55Squad number80Player namePalmerAverage rating 6.43Squad number16Player nameRodriAverage rating 6.31Squad number31Player nameEdersonAverage rating 6.28Squad number3Player nameRúben DiasAverage rating 6.24Squad number14Player nameLaporteAverage rating 6.13Squad number25Player nameAkanjiAverage rating 6.06Squad number26Player nameMahrezAverage rating 6.00Squad number10Player nameGrealishAverage rating 5.96

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Squad number11Player nameTrossardAverage rating 7.59Squad number2Player nameLampteyAverage rating 7.10Squad number30Player nameEstupiñánAverage rating 6.77Squad number25Player nameCaicedoAverage rating 6.62Squad number27Player nameGilmourAverage rating 6.60Squad number10Player nameMac AllisterAverage rating 6.60Squad number18Player nameWelbeckAverage rating 6.57Squad number5Player nameDunkAverage rating 6.55Squad number7Player nameMarchAverage rating 6.53Squad number13Player nameGroßAverage rating 6.52Squad number14Player nameLallanaAverage rating 6.43Squad number4Player nameWebsterAverage rating 6.37Squad number34Player nameVeltmanAverage rating 6.34Squad number1Player nameSánchezAverage rating 6.27Squad number19Player nameSarmientoAverage rating 6.13Squad number21Player nameUndavAverage rating 5.91Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

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Formation 4-3-331Ederson25Akanji3Rúben Dias14Laporte7Cancelo17De Bruyne16Rodri20Bernardo Silva26Mahrez9Haaland10Grealish31Ederson25Akanji3Rúben Dias14Laporte7Cancelo17De Bruyne16Rodri20Bernardo Silva26MahrezBooked at 54mins Substituted forFodenat 62'minutes9HaalandSubstituted forÁlvarezat 80'minutes10GrealishSubstituted forPalmerat 76'minutes

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5Stones6Aké8Gündogan18Ortega19Álvarez21Gómez47Foden80Palmer82Lewis

Brighton

Formation 3-4-1-21Sánchez34Veltman5Dunk4Webster7March10Mac Allister25Caicedo11Trossard13Groß18Welbeck14Lallana1Sánchez34Veltman Substituted forEstupiñánat 66'minutesBooked at 74mins5Dunk4Webster7March10Mac AllisterSubstituted forGilmourat 87'minutes25CaicedoBooked at 26mins11Trossard13GroßBooked at 61minsSubstituted forSarmientoat 87'minutes18WelbeckSubstituted forUndavat 79'minutes14LallanaSubstituted forLampteyat 45'minutes

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2Lamptey6Colwill19Sarmiento20Enciso21Undav23Steele27Gilmour29van Hecke30EstupiñánReferee:Craig PawsonAttendance:53,223

Match Stats

Home TeamMan CityAway TeamBrightonPossessionHome48%Away52%ShotsHome10Away8Shots on TargetHome4Away2CornersHome7Away3FoulsHome11Away12

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Match ends, Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.90'+6'

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Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.90'+6'

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Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.90'+6'

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Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).90'+3'

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Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).90'+3'

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Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.89'

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Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).89'

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Cole Palmer (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.87'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion.

Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Pascal Groß.87'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Alexis Mac Allister.86'

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Attempt blocked.

Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.85'

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Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Assisted by Pascal Groß.84'

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Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).84'

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Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.83'

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Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).83'

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Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.82'

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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.81'

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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by João Cancelo.80'

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Substitution, Manchester City.

Julián Álvarez replaces Erling Haaland.79'

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Comment posted by lawman today at 17 03lawman

17:03He's frighteningly good that Haaland.
Quite simply the best striker in the world at the moment.
No moaning like Mbappé over in France.
He just gets the ball and puts it in the back of the net.
Simples dimples.15316N

Reply posted by NaturesNapkin today at 17 06NaturesNapkin

17:06to lawman"He's frighteningly good that Haaland.Quite simply the best striker in the world at the moment.No moaning like Mbappé over in France.He just gets the ball and puts it in the back of the net.Simples dimples."NaturesNapkin replied: I hate it when people say simples11041More replies (41)downG

Comment posted by Goodbye today at 17 08Goodbye

17:08As a Man City fan, it would be hard to say that Brighton didn't deserve a draw.

I thought they were excellent, great to watch and a real threat. City allowed this and were off the pace and not closing down enough in their own half. Not seen the player ratings but City's best player of the season Bernado ran the show again.

Haaland & KDB will get the headlines, but the purists know who the best is.1177M

Reply posted by Mr G today at 17 11Mr G

17:11to Goodbye"As a Man City fan, it would be hard to say that Brighton didn't deserve a draw. I thought they were excellent, great to watch and a real threat.

City allowed this and were off the pace and not closing down enough in their own half. Not seen the player ratings but City's best player of the season Bernado ran the show again.

Haaland & KDB will get the headlines, but the purists know who the best is."Mr G replied: Cheers and hopefully we'll get things right soon in front of goal391More replies (20)downT

Comment posted by Teleport today at 17 29Teleport

17:29I'm a Newcastle fan but I'm so pleased for Haaland and his family. They must be extremely proud.

ManC are a wonderful club and a joy to watch.10912T

Reply posted by The Spin Doctor today at 18 19The Spin Doctor

18:19to Teleport"I'm a Newcastle fan but I'm so pleased for Haaland and his family. They must be extremely proud.ManC are a wonderful club and a joy to watch."The Spin Doctor replied: Yeah, yeah you are either a Man City fan or you lost a dare so had to post this.1872More replies (11)downG

Comment posted by gbcwdmqp today at 17 42gbcwdmqp

17:42Haaland’s still adjusting to life in the Premier League.
Give him time and he’ll come good941S

Comment posted by sports fan today at 17 13sports fan

17:13Great win
Great football
2 more for Haaland

And the bonus it makes Liverpool fans cry and get angry even more

Ha ha ha ha11234H

Reply posted by Hank Scorpio today at 17 18Hank Scorpio

17:18to sports fan"Great win Great football 2 more for Haaland And the bonus it makes Liverpool fans cry and get angry even more Ha ha ha ha"Hank Scorpio replied: Are you sure?

I enjoy watching decent footballers, gutted Liverpool lost but City winning and Haaland scoring twice doesn't make me angry at all.5111More replies (27)downL

Comment posted by lee roy today at 17 17lee roy

17:17There's a lot of anti city comments on here. It's almost as if they glue themselves to the TV every week to watch them desperately hoping they'll lose.9115Removed commentMore replies (11)downS

Comment posted by sherwood today at 17 07sherwood

17:07Unlucky Albion, but I'd much rather watch a team go to City and play like that instead of parking a bus and still losing 3-0.805W

Reply posted by walt today at 17 28walt

17:28to sherwood"Unlucky Albion, but I'd much rather watch a team go to City and play like that instead of parking a bus and still losing 3-0."walt replied: If we were Watford De Zerbi would be relieved of his duties. We were excellent in the 2nd half.

The wins will come401More replies (3)downE

Comment posted by ezeeryder today at 17 07ezeeryder

17:07He will be putting his feet up during the World Cup and then will be fully rested to continue after Christmas. Truly frightening626D

Reply posted by Dannemon today at 17 20Dannemon

17:20to ezeeryder"He will be putting his feet up during the World Cup and then will be fully rested to continue after Christmas.

Truly frightening"Dannemon replied: Unless he re-emerges grossly overweight with a long beard.296More replies (7)downC

Comment posted by Cheese_Conquistador today at 17 33Cheese_Conquistador

17:33To all the clowns. Did Bernardo stick his leg out? Maybe he did however what everyone in the media conveniently is ignoring is that it was not given for that.

Watch it again and it you can clearly see it was given for the blatant push in his back which was what caused him to fall. The bias of the comms and media is awful.534G

Reply posted by Goodbye today at 17 36Goodbye

17:36to Cheese_Conquistador"To all the clowns. Did Bernardo stick his leg out?

Maybe he did however what everyone in the media conveniently is ignoring is that it was not given for that. Watch it again and it you can clearly see it was given for the blatant push in his back which was what caused him to fall. The bias of the comms and media is awful."Goodbye replied: Thank you, 100% correct as I stated earlier myself.

Grown men in the penalty box with 2 hand pushes in the back. What to players and fans expect?

It's cheating.225More replies (2)downD

Comment posted by daisy cutter today at 17 14daisy cutter

17:14Great couple of days city win,Liverpool lose and Gerrard sacked ....6016B

Reply posted by Beeb Account today at 17 17Beeb Account

17:17to daisy cutter"Great couple of days city win,Liverpool lose and Gerrard sacked ...."Beeb Account replied: 3 things make you happy, 2/3 are related to Liverpool, not too bad a ratio for a City supporter ;)931More replies (7)downC

Comment posted by CosySunset today at 17 09CosySunset

17:09Winners gonna win.

Nobody should be doubting Man City at this point. Haaland is wonderful and the club has built up a cohesive team that gel and work well together. Well done City and keep it up!518D

Reply posted by Dannemon today at 17 19Dannemon

17:19to CosySunset"Winners gonna win.Nobody should be doubting Man City at this point.

Haaland is wonderful and the club has built up a cohesive team that gel and work well together. Well done City and keep it up!"Dannemon replied: "Arsenal will remember that"412More replies (8)down6

Comment posted by 666angel today at 17 17666angel

17:17I’ve watched some amazing strikers in the prem, the boy Haaland is different class…..445D

Reply posted by DarthVegan77 today at 20 15DarthVegan77

20:15to 666angel"I’ve watched some amazing strikers in the prem, the boy Haaland is different class….."DarthVegan77 replied: Reserving judgment until I’ve seen whether he can do it on a cold wet Tuesday night in Stoke.51More replies (1)downS

Comment posted by ScoobyDoo99 today at 17 11ScoobyDoo99

17:11He is a machine. Absolute delight.

I'm a Newcastle fan and we've paid £65m for Isak...be Christmas before we see him kick a ball, by which time Haaland will have a few more!!!4452

Reply posted by 2 cents today at 18 452 cents

18:45to ScoobyDoo99"He is a machine. Absolute delight. I'm a Newcastle fan and we've paid £65m for Isak...be Christmas before we see him kick a ball, by which time Haaland will have a few more!!!"2 cents replied: Don't be too hard on Isak.

Man city paid 100m for Grealish who still has to show up for a game.1612More replies (3)downB

Comment posted by book all tactical fouls today at 17 08book all tactical fouls

17:08it is not a Clear and Obvious Error if var needs 60 seconds to review a play.424L

Reply posted by leedsupooltic today at 17 26leedsupooltic

17:26to book all tactical fouls"it is not a Clear and Obvious Error if var needs 60 seconds to review a play."leedsupooltic replied: City's 1st goal looked odd too. But hey ho, themselves the breaks.612More replies (10)downM

Comment posted by Mr G today at 17 07Mr G

17:07Good solid performance from the albion and we'll keep on playing that way regardless of results.
Bring on Chelsea next week ?
We'll done city too385M

Reply posted by Monksie today at 17 11Monksie

17:11to Mr G"Good solid performance from the albion and we'll keep on playing that way regardless of results.Bring on Chelsea next week ?We'll done city too"Monksie replied: I thoroughly enjoyed the game and admire the way Albion play, even under a different manager.

Lamptey and Trossard were excellent. I think however it may be time for Mr Lallana to consider moving down the leagues.194More replies (3)downD

Comment posted by Doctor Sorders today at 17 17Doctor Sorders

17:17No shame here for Brighton given the power of their opposition.

They kept the score line respectable and Trossard continues to develop. What a player Haaland is and has to be one of the best buys in the PL.397G

Reply posted by Gandalf today at 17 34Gandalf

17:34to Doctor Sorders"No shame here for Brighton given the power of their opposition. They kept the score line respectable and Trossard continues to develop.

What a player Haaland is and has to be one of the best buys in the PL."Gandalf replied: You can tell Liverpool lost today, because you can make a comment like that without somebody immediately replying “but my mate Wayne runs a blog which says he actually cost £700m plus a small Greek island!!!”233More replies (14)downS

Comment posted by sod79 today at 17 16sod79

17:16Every credit to Brighton, played us off the park at times, couldn't tell who was the home team at one point368M

Reply posted by Monksie today at 17 48Monksie

17:48to sod79"Every credit to Brighton, played us off the park at times, couldn't tell who was the home team at one point"Monksie replied: I wouldn't go that far really. They were good for about 15-20 minutes at the start of the second half but City dealt with them fairly comfortably apart from the well-struck goal.154H

Comment posted by Haz today at 19 17Haz

19:17Another win for the champions.

The champions have almost 54,000 in a 54,000 stadium every week but some on here insist on spreading fake news about the crowd. Great crowds at the home of the champions supporting a truly great team.292I

Reply posted by Investigation Royalty today at 21 30Investigation Royalty

21:30to Haz"Another win for the champions. The champions have almost 54,000 in a 54,000 stadium every week but some on here insist on spreading fake news about the crowd.

Great crowds at the home of the champions supporting a truly great team."Investigation Royalty replied: Greater Manchester Police know what the actual attendance is.02More replies (1)downS

Comment posted by Sam today at 17 17Sam

17:17Grelish and Mahrez are weak links of this team. Pep should play Alvarez instead one of them.271W

Reply posted by Walkeden today at 19 32Walkeden

19:32to Sam"Grelish and Mahrez are weak links of this team. Pep should play Alvarez instead one of them."Walkeden replied: Certainly Grealish is … what a complete waste of money… I’m sure Pep realises he’s bought a dud … but his pride won’t allow him to admit it…26More replies (2)downS

Comment posted by SPUD today at 17 07SPUD

17:07had to grind that out in the second with a brilliant strike settling things.
Well done Brighton - a fantastic footballing team.
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