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Jeremy Doku was the star of the show as Manchester City ended a two-game losing streak in the Premier League by defeating Brighton 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City bounced back from defeat to Arsenal by taking all three points against Brighton at the Etihad thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland.
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How it happened
The champions began the game like they had a point ro prove and immediately stamped their authority on the contest.
Moments after Jérémy Doku had flashed an effort wide of the target, the Belgian breezed past Pascal Groß and picked out Julián Álvarez to send City into the lead.
The hosts’ advantage was doubled inside 20 minutes thanks to the irrepressible Erling Haaland, rifling home from the edge of the area after the Seagulls had been caught in possession in their own half.
At the start of the second half, the hosts were perhaps guilty of being complacent as moments after an audacious Álvarez effort to score from near the halfway line, Brighton halved the deficit.
After a trademark Kaoru Mitoma dribble into the area, Manuel Akanji’s dreadful clearance landed at the feet of Ansu Fati to steer home his second Seagulls goal and ramp up the tension at the Etihad.
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