***City v Brighton- Official Match Thread***

[PeterParker]

Laporte looks like he is getting better with each game.

[Mase]

When people pretend Hazard is better than Raza

[iwasthere2012]

We’re playing with the swagger of Champions at the moment and Brighton are just about hanging on.
Defendyfor their lives rather than us missing.
If we can keep this intensity they can’t last.

[nottsblue]

BBC sport match feed has Davy Propper having six touches of the ball so far!

[RodneyRodney]

i really like how we're set up when in Brighton's final 3rd. Sane and Sterling offering all of the width and a midfield shield of Zinch, Fern, and Walker with both Silvas floating in the middle. its a 2-3-2-3

Not as good as a 5-1 5-1

[Beefymcfc]

Houghton has got them set-up well to ensure its very difficult when we get anywhere near their box. Our chances have come from pace where they don't have chance to pack the box so I'd like to see more of it the second half.

Come on City, top of the league, for now

[Saul Goodman]

i really like how we're set up when in Brighton's final 3rd. Sane and Sterling offering all of the width and a midfield shield of Zinch, Fern, and Walker with both Silvas floating in the middle. its a 2-3-2-3

Not as good as a 5-1 5-1

True. I wish we had 12 players on pitch. Things would be so much easier.

[nottsblue]

i really like how we're set up when in Brighton's final 3rd. Sane and Sterling offering all of the width and a midfield shield of Zinch, Fern, and Walker with both Silvas floating in the middle. its a 2-3-2-3

Not as good as a 5-1 5-1

True. I wish we had 12 players on pitch. Things would be so much easier.

So much so we could then not bother with a goalie!

[Saul Goodman]

i really like how we're set up when in Brighton's final 3rd. Sane and Sterling offering all of the width and a midfield shield of Zinch, Fern, and Walker with both Silvas floating in the middle. its a 2-3-2-3

Not as good as a 5-1 5-1

True. I wish we had 12 players on pitch. Things would be so much easier.

So much so we could then not bother with a goalie!

Maybe. Liverpool have fielded 12 men every match this season but they do still pick a keeper.

[gmercer1]

What a miss from Sane

[Saul Goodman]

how did we not score there?!

[PeterParker]

Can we fucking score one more please?

[iwasthere2012]

Should have been two.
Sane needs to learn to head the ball.

[iwasthere2012]

Brighton’s goal leading a charmed life.

[CTID Hants]

Should have been two.
Sane needs to learn to head the ball.

What he needs is a fookin haircut

[Mase]

Need another one to settle the nerves here.

[nottsblue]

Boom. Kun makes it 2-0

[PeterParker]

GET THE FUCKING FUCK IN!

[gmercer1]

What. A. Fuckin. Goal

[CTID Hants]

Beautiful football, lovely goal