Manchester City are not where they need to be in May to be challenging for titles. At Brighton, they ended up far from where they need to be in August.

Last week's home defeat to Tottenham deflated all of the enthusiasm of the 4-0 start at Wolves , and with United and Arsenal first up after the international break - with an awkward Champions League game against Kevin De Bruyne's Napoli now between them - this had the makings of a testing trip.

Against a tricky side who beat the Blues in this fixture last year, could City show that they are relevant again despite the rise of what Pep Guardiola called the Premier League middle classes - the Brightons, Bournemouths, and Brentfords?

Yes was the answer for over an hour of an absorbing content at the Amex on Sunday. Erling Haaland gave th

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