"Brighton increased [their level] and we started to make long balls instead of trying to play. And that's what happened. We were excellent for one hour. After the goal, we forgot to play. We were thinking of the consequences. I like many things the team did here, but we were unable to win. When we conceded the goal, we stopped playing. It's one game. The season has just started."
"We were excellent for one hour. After the goal, we forgot to play. We were thinking of the consequences. I like many things the team did here, but we were unable to win. When we conceded the goal, we stopped playing. It's one game. The season has just started. There is a long, long season ahead of us. We will see what happens."
Manchester City surrendered a 1-0 lead and lost 2-1 to Brighton at the Amex Stadium after Brajan Gruda's 89th-minute winner. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the first half and James Milner's 67th-minute penalty levelled the match. The defeat is City's second consecutive loss and the first time they have lost two of their opening three Premier League matches in a season since 2004-05. The team "forgot to play" after conceding, shifted to long balls and lost cohesion. Rodri returned with his first Premier League start since September 2024, and the squad must improve performance levels quickly.
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