EPL 2017/18: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Manchester City, 5 talking points

#4 Brighton’s low-block is solid

Brighton made 40 clearances, 12 interceptions and successfully completed 65% of their tackles

At the end of the day, it was only an Agüero strike and an own goal that put Brighton to bed, two things that could happen to any team on any given day. For the majority of the match, Manchester City’s expensive attackers struggled to find a way to get through Chris Hughton’s men. Let’s put this into perspective.

Manchester City spent £216.45m this summer, they’re a team worth £553million, while Brighton are worth just a tenth of that. However, that gulf in wealth didn’t stop Brighton from keeping City out for over an hour as well as nearly scoring themselves.

On a different day, Albion could have left their ground with a share of the points, instead, they now understand what the best attack in the league feels like.