Brighton vs Man City highlights: Reaction as Guardiola sends title race warning to Arsenal
Pep Guardiola’s men can close the gap on Arsenal at the top of the table
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Manchester City kept their hunt for an unprecedented fourth successive title on track with a completely dominant 4-0 win at Brighton.
After securing their place in the FA Cup final, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s team continued their title challenge in emphatic fashion.
Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after just 16 minutes with a stunning header, before Phil Foden netted his 50th Premier League goal just after the half hour mark.
The England international added his second shortly afterwards and Julian Alvarez wrapped up the scoring with a well-timed fourth.
While Brighton might feel aggrieved that they did not have two penalties. There was one shout as Gross was pulled back inside the box, and a second for a clumsy foul by Gvardiol on Joao Pedro, but VAR did not extensively review the deicisons, or send the referee to the monitor.
City are still the favourites to lift the trophy as they still have a game in hand on Mikel Arteta’s side and only trail by one point.
After securing European football for the first time in the club’s history last year, the Seagulls are still in with a chance of repeating that feat, although their chances took a significant dent with the heavy defeat.
Follow all the action below plus get the latest odds and Brighton vs Man City predictions here.
Brighton 0-0 Man City
9’ Brighton are getting unstuck slightly with their determination to play out from the back, the ball keeps being lost in midfield.
But since De Zerbi’s first game in charge, Brighton are only second to tonight’s opponents when it comes to percentage of the ball in Premier League matches.
Brighton 0-0 Man City
7’ Steele came right off his line there and outside the box! He was playing almost as a fullback when he made the clearance to keep the ball away from Man City.
It’s been an entertaining start to the game so far, both sides will want to claim all three points.
Brighton 0-0 Man City
6’ Brighton continue to try and put pressure on their opponents, but they can’t find a way to play Welbeck in, who was making a promising run behind the Man City backline.
Brighton 0-0 Man City
3’ Brighton have the first chance of the match! Ederson had to stretch for it, but it wasn’t too difficult for the goalkeeper in the end.
Brighton 0-0 Man City
1’ Man City kick the game underway
Before kick off Guardiola and De Zerbi were in discussion just at the entrance to the pitch. it will be a big day for Valentin Barco, who is making his first start for the Seagulls.
Brighton vs Man City
The teams are out on the field and the pyrotechnics are going off around the ground, the last of the midweek Premier League fixtures is about to kick off.
Brighton vs Man City
The match will kick off in less than five minutes’ time
De Zerbi speaks to Sky Sports ahead of kick off
“I’ve worked in football for 30 years and I know if you’re playing well and if you’re doing well, the people speak about you and speak about the transfer market,” the Brighton manager said.
“I have the right experience to stay focused and to keep my eye only on Brighton. I have a contract and I love my players.
“For sure, we have to speak about the plan going forward because I work for the motivation.
“I’ve not spoken with Tony Bloom about the next target and the new plan, but in the next few days we will speak.”
Pep Guardiola spoke to Sky Sports ahead of kick off
“We have had a lot of problems with important players with injuries, but we are still there,” the Man City boss said.
“We are in the final of the FA Cup, we made the latter stages of the Champions League and in the Premier League we are there.
“But you can arrive to the end like this and in one week lose all titles, but the team have behaved unbelievably this season again.
“Every game is important now as every mistake and setback is difficult. But we have been here many times so we know what we are playing for.”
Brighton vs Man City
Here are some photos of the players warming up:
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