Given his lack of goals for City so far, few would have blamed him for taking the shot as he bore down on goal, but to his credit, he played it across for Foden, streaking down the inside right channel’ Riyad Mahrez, who dropped out to accommodate the Brazil international, is capable of winning matches, but Jesus is a whirlwind of activity, giving defenders hell, challenging keepers, and forcing errors as well as adding quality at the top end of the field.Ĭity made it two when Brighton pushed forward and were exposed as Bernardo led the counter and played the perfect pass out to Jack Grealish on the left. Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring Man City's opening goal against Brighton. Gabriel Jesus, as well as forcing the opening goal, had a shot cleared off the line by Lewis Dunk and underlined the fact that he is now a fixture in Guardiola’s strongest team. The Blues had jumped on Sanchez’s mistake, but City were pressing the life out of the Seagulls, capitalising on every misplaced pass, and - when the home side did venture forward - they were hitting them with merciless pace on the counter. The Seagulls fans were furious, claiming that Jesus had fouled Sanchez, but that was not the case, as confirmed by the video ref, whose check ruled there was no reason to rub out the goal. He dropped the ball to Bernardo Silva, who hooked it goalwards for Gundogan to apply the finishing touch. It was the best day of my life": The inside story of Man City's 6-1 humbling of Manchester United, ten years onĬity went ahead courtesy of a goalkeeping error, as Robert Sanchez rose to collect a cross but allowed the challenge of the diminutive Gabriel Jesus to put him off. "They were always arrogant, always horrible.The Blues stormed into a three-goal by half-time as Phil Foden, again excellent in the false nine role, claimed two after Ilkay Gundogan had marked his return to action with an opportunistic opener.Ĭhelsea had set the standard earlier in the day by scoring seven against hapless Norwich, and in a brilliant, breathless first 45 minutes it looked like the Blues were intent on matching those goalscoring exploits.īut the Seagulls showed the grit, and the style, that had them in fourth before the game, and eyeing a leap above the Blues if they could beat them, to hit back hard in the second half.Ĭity were hardly clinging on, even after Alexis Mac Allister thrashed in a penalty with nine minutes to go, but for once it was their defenders who were able to take a slice of the glory, and earn the three points with some tough rearguard work.
Manchester City produced a classic game of two halves - brilliant attacking in the first, stolid defending in the second - to keep leaders Chelsea in their sights.
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