Brighton's Comeback Leave Man. City Stunned As Tittle Race Continues To Suffer Setbacks

In a surprising turnaround, Brighton & Hove Albion overturned a 1-0 deficit to defeat Manchester City by 2-1, condemning the champions to their fourth consecutive loss. This unprecedented slump marks only the second time in Pep Guardiola's illustrious managerial career.

Coming into the game, City had a backlog of three defeats from previous games in all competitions. They got ahead from the earlier stages before the hosts grew in resilience and came from behind to take the lead. Pep Guardiola had made changes at this period, yet the Seagulls were not having any of that and won the game. 

Erling Haaland's first-half strike seemed to have secured City's victory, but Brighton's relentless pressure and tactical adjustments paid off. Joao Pedro and Matt O'Riley's introductions sparked a dramatic transformation, as they scored within five minutes of each other, sending the Amex Stadium into raptures.

City have now remained winless through four games in all competitions, for what is the worst performance they had under Pep Guardiola in five consecutive seasons. They also have not lost four games serially since 2006. 

They were eliminated from the EFL Carabao Cup by Tottenham in 2-1 defeat on Wednesday. Brighton's stunning comeback has significant implications on the title race, while Manchester City's points drop raises questions about their ability to defend their crown.

Overview 

Quite unlike City and Brighton did brilliantly well to have made the comeback even at the period of the game when Pep Guardiola had revamped his attacking approach. The Seagulls had had fairly a handful of cross-cutting ball in front of the goal they could have made most of, anyhow. City undermined the combination of Pedro and Danny Welbeck at the front and it was costly. 

Earlier, City had the game at hand despite having Kevin de Bruyne and Silva Bernando in the dugout until midway of the second half. Having to bring the duo on could not slow down the Seagulls at the time they have gained the game control despite reeling. Costly decision for Guardiola but can he be blamed for it? Probably not, since they had for sometimes been the side to beat.