Man City 0-1 Brighton Player Ratings: Yasin Ayari's Strike Completes Brighton's Revenge As Enzo Maresca's Men Fail To Win Second League Game In A Row

Fresh off their nail-biting finish in the EFL Carabao Cup, where Enzo Maresca's side triumphed on penalties, Manchester City hosted Brighton at the Etihad Stadium in a matchday 9 fixture of the Premier League.

Fabian Hürzeler's side showed in the previous game that they were tough a nut to crack, and were all in for a tasteful revenge in this encounter. They started off on the right note as Diego Gómez's low cross was missed completely by Matheus Nunes, who was looking to put it away for a corner.

The ball bounced off Maxim De Cuyper, who was on the follow-up, and fell nicely for Yasin Ayari to tap it home in almost an empty net in the 11th minute. Manchester City tried their best to get the leveller, with Iliman Ndiaye and Erling Haaland coming the closest.

There were three brief VAR checks for a handball against Brighton & Hove Albion in the box, but none of them resulted in a penalty. Man City's attacking push was met by the Seagulls' defensive resilience, as they prevented the home side from taking anything away from this game.

Nico O'Reilly came the closest to equalizing for Man City in the dying minutes after Verbruggen's initial save, but the 21-year-old left back saw his header go agonizingly wide of the right post.

Here are the Man City vs Brighton Player Ratings.

Key Takeaways

• Diego Gómez won the most aerial duels (6).
• Jérémy Doku recorded the most key passes (4).
• Chema Andrés won the most tackles in this game (5).

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Man of the Match

Bart Verbruggen was adjudged Sportsdunia's man of the match from Man City vs Brighton.

Worst Performer

Ayyoub Bouaddi was the worst of the lot in this EPL encounter.