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One down, five to go!
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Post-Match Verdict 📺
Pep reaction 👇
On the importance of the victory: “The statement is three points.
“Win the game. We know what we have to do to arrive at the end and fight to be champions.
“We have been here in the past but we have to do the things to make it happen.
“In the first half we showed the rhythm to play. In the right moments, we punished them. It was an important game, Brighton is tough.”
On KDB headed goal: “It’s not his strength but more than welcome.
“I invite him to score more goals. Perfect.”
On Foden’s performance: “What he wants is to win the Premier League.
“At his age, he has won a lot of titles. Today he was more calm. The decision-making was good.
“The goals were good.”
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Thumbs up 👍
Ederson on a high as he heads back to the dressing room.
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Bossing it 📷
The manager acknowledges our wonderful away faithful at the Amex.
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Midfield Marvel 📷
Rodrigo celebrates on the final whistle.
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Post-Match Verdict 📺
Foden verdict 👇
On the result: “They are a very challenging team, they play beautiful and go man to man.
“Kevin’s goal and my first settled us and we grew into the game. It was frightening the way we attacked in the first half.”
On the title race: “We don’t get ahead of ourselves.
“We take it game by game. We recover and get ready to go again.”
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Post-Match Verdict 📺
KDB reaction 👇
On the win: “It was a good game.
“We played really well in the first half. Every game is a little pressure but all we can do is perform as well as we did today.”
On his header: “It doesn’t happen too much.
“Kyle produced a good cross. The defender wanted to head it and the only way to reach it was jumping for the ball. I will take it.”
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Full-Time
City moved into second spot in the Premier League after a clinical, comprehensive 4-0 win over Brighton.
Pep Guardiola’s men silenced the Amex with a hugely positive performance that helped keep up the charge for our fourth successive top-flight triumph.
Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring with his first headed effort in the Premier League before Phil Foden bagged a brace which saw him blast past a half century of top-flight goals.
Julian Alvarez added a fourth in the second half, producing a clinical finish after a fine burst into the box by our energetic captain Kyle Walker.
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90'+4'
Doku denied...
Doku denied in his attempt to make it five for City.
The winger, played in by Alvarez, saw a shot saved by Steele.
90'
Stoppages...
Five minutes to be added on.
City will want to keep this clean sheet this evening.
CommentaryReporting by Paul Brown @mancity