Manchester City suffered their second defeat from their opening three Premier League games after collapsing to a late 2-1 loss at Brighton.
City were beaten 2-0 at home by Tottenham last weekend and unravelled in the second half on the south coast after Erling Haaland had continued his remarkable scoring record by netting his 88th goal on his 100th league appearance.
City had been cruising until a quadruple substitution just after the hour mark by Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler turned the game in their favour as City midfielder Rodri, making his first league start since suffering an ACL injury, faded badly, having shone in the first half.
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Rodri told Sky Sports after the game: “I’m not Messi.
“I’m not going to come back and just make the team win and win and win. This is a collective. When we won in the past, I needed all my teammates.”
James Milner’s second-half penalty hauled Brighton level before Brajan Gruda’s late strike completed City’s collapse.
City manager Pep Guardiola said: “We conceded the goal, and after that it shifted. We made a good hour, and then we were not good.
“We forgot to pass the ball, just played long balls, and we were not good enough. It is what it is.”
Elsewhere on Sunday, West Ham eased the pressure on boss Graham Potter with a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
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