Man City fall to back-to-back defeats as Brighton's rise continues
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7-second readManchester City fell to back-to-back Premier League losses for the first time under Enzo Maresca after being undone by buoyant Brighton 1-0 at the Etihad.
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Manchester City fell to back-to-back Premier League losses for the first time under Enzo Maresca after being undone by buoyant Brighton 1-0 at the Etihad.
The result comes a week on from defeat at Aston Villa, having not suffered consecutive league beatings since August 2025.
Brighton, dumped out of the Carabao Cup on this ground just four days ago, were excellent value in the first half, Yasin Ayari scoring what turned out to be the winner after Matheus Nunes made a mess of his attempted clearance.
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