Ayari goal hands City second successive defeat - Man City vs Brighton, player ratings

Brighton and Hove Albion's Yasin Ayari, right, celebrates scoring the side’s first goal with Charalampos Kostoulas. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Manchester City was handed a second successive defeat in the Premier League after Brighton and Hove Albion pulled off a nervy 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Yasin Ayari scored the only goal of the game in the 11th minute as Brighton bounced back to winning ways, while registering its first win at the home of the eight-time Premier League champion.

City, which lost 2-1 to Aston Villa last week, still remains top of the standings with 21 points after nine outings. Arsenal, which also has the same number of points, can leapfrog Enzo Maresca’s side when it visits Liverpool on Sunday.

Brighton has moved within two points of City and Arsenal and is placed third.

Man City vs Brighton - Player ratings

Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma (6.3/10), Matheus Nunes (6.5/10), Abdukodir Khusanov (6.2/10), Rúben Dias (6.6/10), Joško Gvardiol (6.4/10), Elliot Anderson (6.7/10), Ayyoub Bouaddi (6.0/10), Jérémy Doku (6.8/10), Enzo Fernández (6.1/10), Iliman Ndiaye (6.5/10), Erling Haaland (6.0/10)

Subs: Rayan Cherki (6.4/10), Nico O’Reilly (6.0/10), Allan (6.0/10), Phil Foden (6.2/10)

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen (8.4/10), Joao Costinha (7.1/10), Luka Vušković (7.5/10), Lewis Dunk (7.6/10), Maxim De Cuyper (7.2/10), Chema Andrés (6.5/10), Pascal Groß (7.0/10), Diego Gómez (6.8/10), Yasin Ayari (8.1/10), Olivier Boscagli (6.9/10), Charalampos Kostoulas (6.3/10)

Subs: Jaouen Hadjam (6.4/10), Mats Wieffer (6.5/10), Malick Yalcouyé (6.2/10), Jack Hinshelwood (6.1/10), Georginio Rutter (6.0/10)