Brighton secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with Yasin Ayari’s first-half strike handing the visitors all three points in their Premier League encounter.
Ayari scored the decisive goal in the 11th minute, finishing from inside the box after being set up by Maxim De Cuyper following a set-piece situation.
The result gave Brighton a league victory over City just three days after they were eliminated by the same opponents in the Carabao Cup, losing 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Doku | City websiteCity dominated possession and created more opportunities, recording 62 per cent of the ball and 21 shots compared with Brighton’s seven. However, they failed to find a way past the visitors’ defence as Brighton held on to their early advantage.
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was named Player of the Match for his performance as Fabian Hürzeler’s side secured
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