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After City took the lead in a shocking 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Sunday, Pep Guardiola criticized his Manchester City failures for forgetting to play.

Erling Haaland scored his 88th goal in his 100 Premier League appearances, putting Guardiola’s side in command in the first half.

However, the visitors lost control in the second half because they had missed a number of chances to strengthen City’s advantage.

Before Brajan Gruda’s 89th-minute strike sent City to a second successive league defeat, James Milner converted a spot kick in the 67th minute to become the second oldest scorer in the competition’s history.

Guardiola responded, “The penalty. The contest. We blow the game with a shotgun. We omitted to play.

It’s okay, but it needs to be ready for that because we decided to play it longer and more direct. When it occurred, we were unable to win the second ball.

The Premier League can change its momentum after a goal, of course.

But that is when we realized how brilliantly we had fought a tough opponent in the opening half. ”

Following last weekend’s deflating 2-0 home defeat against Tottenham, City have now lost two in a row after opening the season with a victory at Wolves.

Guardiola’s start to the season is worrying because they saw City surrender their four-year title defense in a tame way last season.

City finished 13 points adrift of third-placed champions Liverpool, fell out of the Champions League before the last 16 and suffered a surprise FA Cup final defeat against Crystal Palace.

Guardiola had hoped that his spluttering team would be revived by City’s significant spending on new players during the January and summer transfer window.

The investment’s initial returns don’t appear to be that bad.

After their disastrous defeat on the south coast, Guardiola attempted to highlight the positive aspects of the team’s situation, but the Spaniard will find the international break to be uncomfortable as he deals with City’s issues.

We scored, and we became a little more unstable after that. Guardiola’s side hosts Manchester United in their next game on September 14 and is not unstable because I know how good and strong they are.

We neglect to play any longer, so why. Never, ever, can you stop playing. ”

Prior to the hour-mark, when the game-changing introductions of Milner and Gruda were made, Brighton was barely in danger until boss Fabian Hurzeler made a quadruple substitution.

After suffering a serious knee injury for the first time in almost a year, city midfielder Rodri was unable to deliver the assured play that was sorely needed during his team’s title-winning seasons.

Rodri also criticized City’s performance for its lack of errors.

You are not focusing and paying attention, he said, noting that some of the mistakes we make are children’s mistakes.

Liverpool defeated title rivals Arsenal 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s brilliant free-kick.

With seven minutes left, Szoboszlai curled a sublime set-piece past David Raya at Arsenal’s Anfield to tussle with the two premier league leaders competing for the title.

As Arsenal lost for the first time this season following consecutive victories, the Hungary midfielder’s gem was enough to earn them a third successive league win.

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Since the end of the season, the two teams have been fighting for expensive weapons since Arsenal finished second overall behind Liverpool last year.

At both Anfield and the Emirates Stadium, a number of well-known signings have been made in an effort to shift the balance of power.

On Sunday, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Martin Zubimendi, and Viktor Gyokeres from Liverpool and Arsenal, respectively, had a chance to shine in public.

None of the newcomers surprised. The moment was crucial for Szoboszlai, who was deployed out of position at right-back.

25 yards from goal, Zubimendi fouled Curtis Jones, and Szoboszlai delivered a masterful finish.

As they aspire to their record-breaking 21st English title, Liverpool, who have the only 100% record remaining, will enter the international break in a familiar position at the top of the table.

After a result that suggested their effort to end a run of three successive second-place finishes is still a work in progress, Arsenal must lick their wounds.

Erling Haaland scored his 88th goal for the City in the Premier League earlier that day at the Amex Stadium, marking his 100th appearance there since joining Borussia Dortmund in 2022.

Liverpool prepared for their blockbuster clash with title rivals Arsenal on Sunday while Manchester City extended their troubled start to the Premier League season with a shock 2-1 defeat at Brighton.

Erling Haaland, a city striker, scored his 88th goal in the Premier League as he made his 100th appearance since joining Borussia Dortmund in 2022.

However, Pep Guardiola’s side bounced back from last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat against Tottenham when the 25-year-old scored with his third goal this season.

Before Brajan Gruda’s late strike ended Brighton’s collapse, James Milner’s second-half penalty saw Brighton equal.

Since playing for City in the Premier League against Arsenal in September 2024 with a serious knee injury, Spain midfielder Rodri made his first start for City.

However, Rodri, who also had a summer-long Club World Cup match started, was unable to give City a second straight win.

After he had a quick race through, Haaland should have given City an early lead, but he scuffed a tame shot straight at Bart Verbruggen.

After a successful City move, he also lashed just wide from 18 yards.

With a poor header from Rayan Ait-Nouri’s cross, Verbruggen had a second chance to save it.

After Omar Marmoush prodded the ball into his path, Haaland fought back and in the 34th minute, stumbling past Verbruggen from close range.

Just before half-time, Rodri blazed the chance over after Haaland forced Verbruggen to make a mistaken clearance.

In the 67th minute, Matheus Nunes gave Brighton a lifeline.

Bernardo Silva’s attempt to mark him was met by Lewis Dunk, who blasted a shot that Nunes blocked with his arm adrift from his body.

In a tribute to his former Liverpool team-mate who died in a car crash in July, Milner sent James Trafford the wrong way with a clinical penalty before copying Diogo Jota’s goal celebration.

The 39-year-old is the second-oldest scorer in the history of the Premier League, trailing only Teddy Sheringham, who was 40 when he set the record. It was his first Premier League goal since 2019.

Alejandro Garnacho, a Manchester United outcast, was signed by Chelsea on Saturday for a reportedly $40 million ($54 million) fee.

The 21-year-old Argentine international has a seven-year contract with the world champions.

Garnacho was present at Stamford Bridge to watch the Blues defeat Fulham 2-0 to lift the Premier League title.

“It’s a wonderful club for my family and I,” he said. Garnacho remarked, “I can’t wait to start.”

“We are the best team in the world, and to watch the Club World Cup is special,” said one participant. He continued, “I’m very happy and it’s amazing that I’m here.

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Garnacho made 26 goals in 144 United appearances, including the goalkeeper’s 2-1 FA Cup victory over Manchester City in 2024.

However, he lost interest with Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford and was a member of a small group that included Antony and Jadon Sancho, who had been kept from first team training with the rest of the squad this year.

Chelsea’s spending in this window has grown to more than £250 million thanks to Garnacho’s arrival.

Enzo Maresca has also expanded his attacking options with Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Estevao, and Jamie Gittens.

However, Nicolas Jackson’s loan to Bayern Munich could be prevented by a hamstring injury suffered by Delap against Fulham.

The Senegalese international was supposed to join the Bundesliga champions, but according to reports, Chelsea have ordered Jackson to move back to London, with Pedro as the only fit player.

It’s sufficient when you have two strikers. When one of them has been injured for several weeks, Maresca said, “probably it’s not enough,” adding that he anticipates Delap to miss six to eight weeks.

Oussama Lamlioui’s late strike earned Morocco a stunning 3-2 victory over Madagascar in Nairobi, which is their record third African Nations Championship title.

In the ninth minute, Felicite Manohatsoa’s long-range strike gave Madagascar’s first-ever winners a surprise lead.

However, Youssef Mehri broke free of the Malagasy defense in the 27th minute to the delight of the largest crowd in the Kenyan capital.

Just before the break, Berkane forward Lamlioui put the Atlas Lions in front for the first time.

Midway through the second half, substitute Toky Rakotondraibe equalized for his team with an extra-time winner in Madagascar’s semi-final victory over Sudan.

With just 10 minutes left, Lamlioui’s double, which included six goals, ensured Morocco equaled their 2018 and 2020 titles.

After their youth teams won the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations and advanced to the Under-20 tournament final, the year has come for Moroccan football.

The senior AFCON will be held in the North African nation for the first time since 1988, with the start date for the event set for December 21.

Erik ten Hag’s first league victory came at the hands of Bayern Leverkusen, who let a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at 10-man Werder Bremen on Saturday.

After Patrik Schick’s Panenka penalty midway through the second-half, Leverkusen were 3-1 up and 3-1 up. Bremen’s Niklas Stark received a second yellow card for the foul that caused the spot-kick.

However, Leverkusen restored Bremen’s lead when goalkeeper Mark Flekken advanced out of his zone and stumbled on a long ball, giving Isaac Schmidt the best of finishes.

In stoppage time, Bremen continued to attack and scored with a point when Karim Coulibaly headed in after the ball veered off the crossbar.

Coulibaly, age 18, is the Bundesliga’s youngest ever goal scorer for Bremen.

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After Schick scored the opening goal in the fifth minute and debutant Malik Tillman added another, Leverkusen were also 2-0 up in the first half.

Before the second-half drama, Bremen won a contentious penalty that Romano Schmidt converted on the stroke of half-time.

Ten Hag is trying to piece together a team full of freshmen while reviving his own reputation following a subpar start to his Manchester United career.

Tillman told DAZN, “We made too many simple mistakes. We made stupid mistakes and gave the game away.”

Leverkusen’s remarkable away run continued despite the disappointment, which saw the team remain unbeaten on the road since May 2023.

It’s difficult to accept, she said. We must quickly get better. This is obviously not a favorable circumstance, according to Schick.

Ritsu Doan, the new Eintracht Frankfurt winger, added an assist and scored a brace in the other half of the club’s 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim.

Doan, a Japanese winger from Freiburg in the summer, superbly curled the ball into the top corner to give Frankfurt the lead in 17 minutes.

Doan doubled 10 minutes later, tapping in a Jean-Matteo Bahoya pass on the break before making Can Uzun’s third goal.

Just hours after Nick Woltemade’s official departure from Newcastle was announced, Stuttgart defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 at home with a late header from Chema Andres.

After some poor marking by the Gladbach defense, the German Cup winners were sluggish but eventually scored with Andres’ header in the final 79 minutes of play.

With goals from Christoph Baumgartner and Romulo Cardoso, RB Leipzig recovered from last week’s 6-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich. The team won 2-0 at home against Heidenheim.

Bayern, the defending champion, will face Augsburg in Saturday’s late game.