"Manchester City's title hopes took a further blow as they drew a third straight Premier League game, with Brighton fighting back to earn a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side, who handed 20-year-old centre-back Max Alleyne his debut amid a defensive injury crisis, looked nervy from the off and were fortunate to see Pascal Gross and Ferdi Kadioglu pass up early chances."
"And Fabian Hurzeler's team should have completed the turnaround 10 minutes later, only for Gomez to completely miscue what should have been a simple tap-in from Mitoma's centre. City laid siege to Brighton's goal in the closing stages but could not find a winner and were booed off, with Haaland firing straight at Bart Verbruggen from close range and Rayan Cherki powering wide of the right post."
"They could now fall eight points behind Arsenal when the Gunners host Liverpool on Thursday, with Manchester United their next Premier League opponents on January 17. 4 - Brighton's Fabian Hürzeler remains unbeaten against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in the Premier League (W2 D2) - becoming the first ever manager to avoid defeat in each of his first four top-flight meetings with the Spaniard. Impressive."
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Brighton at the Etihad, damaging their Premier League title challenge. Pep Guardiola gave 20-year-old centre-back Max Alleyne a debut amid a defensive injury crisis. Erling Haaland scored a penalty in the 41st minute after a VAR review. Brighton equalised on the hour when Kaoru Mitoma drilled into the far corner following a Yasin Ayari counter-attack pass. Diego Gomez later miscued a simple tap-in that could have given Brighton the lead. City pressed late but could not find a winner, were booed off, and now risk falling further behind Arsenal in the table.
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